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Reuters | Aug 15, 2016

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At Over $300 Million, Class Counsel Fee Request in VW Emissions Settlement Still Below Benchmark

In the filing, plaintiffs' lawyers said they will request no more than $324 million in fees and up to $8.5 million to cover other legal costs, for a total of $332.5 million. The lead lawyer, Elizabeth Cabraser, said the amount was far less than the "judicially established benchmark" for class actions of approximately 25 percent of the settlement amount. She noted that various media reports had speculated the fee request could be as high as $3.5 billion. "But this is not an ordinary case, this is not an ordinary settlement, and this will not be an ordinary fee request," the filing said.

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ABA Journal | Aug 8, 2016

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Did Federal Judge Overstep in Sanctioning Lawyers in Class Action?

A federal judge in Fort Smith, Arkansas, has reprimanded five class-action lawyers for dropping a federal case and refiling it in Arkansas state court with a proposed class a settlement.

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Law.com | Aug 8, 2016

Lawyers Worried About the ‘Internet of Things’

Speaking from several perspectives—government in-house and private practice—lawyers pointed out potential pitfalls of the internet of things at the American Bar Association’s annual conference.

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Aug 8, 2016

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New York Times Notes the Decline of the Jury Trial in America

“It’s a loss,” Judge Kaplan said, “because when one thinks of the American system of justice, one thinks of justice being administered by juries of our peers. And to the extent that there’s a decline in criminal jury trials, that is happening less frequently.”