Objections target the percentage requested, the lodestar cross-check, the relationship between fees and actual class recovery, and whether the fee was negotiated separately from relief.
Courts increasingly scrutinize fee-to-recovery ratios.
Alternative Names:
Fee Objection|Class Fee Challenge
Why it Matters?
The ratio between fees and actual class distribution is the focus of current scrutiny, since a fee representing a large multiple of what class members received suggests the settlement served counsel rather than the class, and courts have reduced awards on that basis. Clear sailing provisions where the defendant agrees not to contest fees also draw attention as a marker of counsel self-interest.
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