Norm Pattis, who says he has litigated scores of unreasonable search claims on behalf of individual plaintiffs, has some thoughts (Apr. 18) on excessive class action fees, occasioned by the news that in Connecticut, “a simple case against the Department of Corrections involving strip searches of inmates is about to yield a $2.5 million settlement. Of that [sum], about $834,000 will go to attorney’s fees.”
“Eye-popping” class action fees
Norm Pattis, who says he has litigated scores of unreasonable search claims on behalf of individual plaintiffs, has some thoughts (Apr. 18) on excessive class action fees, occasioned by the news that in Connecticut, “a simple case against the Department of Corrections involving strip searches of inmates is about to yield a $2.5 million settlement. […]
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