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Guttenberg et al v. United States of America
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November 17, 2022
Parkland Attys Felt 'Betrayal' Over $127.5M FBI Settlement Fee
Attorneys representing victims of the 2018 Parkland school shooting testified Thursday in Florida federal court that they felt "betrayal" after a young colleague usurped a team effort when a $127.5 million settlement was reached with the FBI and went behind everyone's backs to negotiate an unauthorized fee.
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November 17, 2022
Parkland Atty Said Colleagues Weren't Interested In Suing FBI
An attorney on Wednesday testified in a Florida federal court that her colleagues working on litigation relating to the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting were "thrilled" about the $127.5 million settlement she negotiated with the U.S. government, but when they learned she had only negotiated a 10% fee, they tried to remove her as lead counsel.
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March 11, 2022
Judge Exits Parkland Shooting Fee Row To Avoid 'Side Issue'
A Florida federal judge recused herself Friday from a fee dispute between lead counsel from Podhurst Orseck PA and other lawyers representing victims of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting in a class suit that produced a $127.5 million settlement with the FBI, despite saying case law weighed against her stepping down.
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March 10, 2022
Parkland Victims Want New Judge Over Podhurst Connection
A new controversy has arisen in the already acrimonious relationship between lead counsel from Podhurst Orseck PA and other attorneys representing victims of the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting in a class suit that produced a $127.5 million settlement with the FBI.
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December 17, 2021
Parkland Victim Attys Want Podhurst Out As Lead Counsel
A group of lawyers who represented a class of victims of the 2018 shooting in Parkland, Florida, asked a Florida federal judge Thursday to remove Podhurst Orseck PA as lead counsel for the class after the firm asked for a 10% cut of the plaintiffs' $127.5 million settlement with the FBI.
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November 22, 2021
Justice Department Reaches Settlement With Parkland Victims
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday told a Florida federal court that it had reached a deal with the survivors and family members of victims of the 2018 shooting in Parkland, Florida, with news reports pegging the settlement figure at approximately $130 million.
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October 15, 2020
Parkland Victims Rip FBI's Bid To Get Suit Tossed
The families of students killed in the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday blasted the federal government's efforts to convince a judge to reconsider a ruling that kept their suit alive, calling it an improper attempt at a "second bite at the apple."
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August 31, 2020
Judge Won't Dismiss Parkland Victims' Suit Against FBI
A Florida federal judge said Monday that the FBI must face a Federal Tort Claims Act suit filed by the families of students killed in the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, ruling that the agency had a duty to the students to follow through on tips received about the shooter prior to the tragic event.