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Carol LaPlant v. Class Counsel and Party to Arb, et al
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December 17, 2013
9th Circ. Leaves $28M Wal-Mart MDL Fee Allocation Intact
The Ninth Circuit upheld an arbitrator's allocation Tuesday of $28 million in fees among plaintiffs' lawyers in multidistrict overtime litigation against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that settled for $85 million, but added that parties may not contractually eliminate all judicial review of arbitration awards.
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October 08, 2013
Biased Wal-Mart Atty Fees Should be Axed, 9th Circ. Hears
A law firm that represented a class of Wal-Mart Inc. workers in multidistrict overtime-pay litigation urged the Ninth Circuit Tuesday to reverse a federal court's refusal to vacate an allegedly disproportionate allocation of $28 million in attorney fees decided by an arbitrator who purportedly hid his biases against the firm.