7th Circ. Halves Attys' Fees In Sears Washer Class Action

By Diana Novak Jones (August 14, 2017, 8:32 PM EDT) -- The Seventh Circuit on Monday slashed in half a nearly $5 million fee award for six law firms who worked on a class action involving allegedly malfunctioning washing machines sold by Sears and Whirlpool, saying the award needed to be closer to the amount given to the class....

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