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 plaintiffs’ attorneys and the defendants.

Ted Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness in Washington filed a second objection on Wednesday 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 Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer failed to adequately test whether those fees were excessive.

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