A lawyer whose objection to a settlement in the Bluetooth hearing-loss litigation prompted a federal appeals court to reject the deal has renewed his protest, arguing that the deal continues to demonstrate self-dealing between the plaintiffs’ attorneys and the defendants.
Ted Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness in Washington filed a second objection on March 21 on behalf of seven class members in a case targeting Motorola Inc. and GN Netcom Inc. The original deal provided for $800,000 in plaintiffs’ fees. On Aug. 19, 2011, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that U.S. District Court Judge Dale Fischer of the Central District of California failed to adequately test whether those fees were excessive.
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