February 12, 2014
The Third Circuit on Wednesday upheld a $9.2 million attorneys' fee award included in a settlement in a consolidated class action against Volkswagen of America Inc. over leaky sunroofs, saying the federal judge who calculated the award using the percentage-of-recovery method instead of lodestar had a right to do so.
December 17, 2013
Attorneys for two plaintiffs in a class action over sunroof drainage problems in certain Volkswagen and Audi vehicles told the Third Circuit on Tuesday that a lower court wrongly relied on federal law in approving $9.2 million in fees for class counsel included in a settlement in the case.