SAN FRANCISCO — Plaintiffs lawyers with Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro netted $12 million in fees and costs Thursday for their work settling litigation over college athletes’ appearances in video games.

The Hagens Berman lawyers received $5.8 million in fees for their role in a $20 million settlement reached with the National Collegiate Athletic Association last year, and $5.7 million for a $40 million 2013 settlement with EA Games and the Collegiate Licensing Co. The lawyers had asked for a total of $14 million in fees.

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