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MAULSON, et al v. SALAZAR , et al

  1. March 14, 2019

    Invoking The Bard, Judge Denies Atty's Bid To Recoup Fees

    "Stiffening the sinews and summoning up the blood," a D.C. federal magistrate judge dove back into a long-running case over the government's alleged mismanagement of Native American trust funds, ruling Wednesday that a former attorney for the plaintiffs didn't deserve compensation for the money he spent litigating his fee request.

  2. May 11, 2018

    DOI Must Pay 3rd-Party Costs In Cobell Tribal Trust Deal

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday ruled that class representatives in the landmark $3.4 billion Cobell settlement over the alleged mismanagement of tribal trust funds must be repaid costs incurred by a foundation that aided in the suit, but the judge said he will let the government dispute whether the class representatives should be awarded the $8.2 million they seek.

  3. April 11, 2017

    Atty In Tribal Trust Row Gets $736K In Interest, Judge Says

    A federal magistrate judge on Monday awarded a former attorney for class representatives in a landmark suit over the federal government's alleged mismanagement of Native American trust funds an extra $736,293 in prejudgment interest on his fees, adding to the $2.8 million in fees he had already been awarded.

  4. February 28, 2017

    Cobell Counsel To Blame For Fee Delay, Ex-Atty Says

    A former attorney for class representatives in a landmark suit over the federal government's alleged mismanagement of Native American trust funds fired back in D.C. federal court Monday in a bid for more than $800,000 in interest on his fees, saying it was the plaintiffs' refusal to pay him rather than his unwillingness to settle that delayed his payment.

  5. February 27, 2017

    Cobell Reps Blast Ex-Atty's Bid For Interest On $2.8M Fees

    Class representatives in the landmark Cobell litigation over the federal government's alleged mismanagement of Native American trust funds blasted their former lawyer's request Friday that nearly $820,000 in prejudgment interest be added to the $2.8 million in fees he recently won for his work on the protracted dispute.

  6. February 01, 2017

    After Battle, Attorney In Tribal Trust Row Gets $2.8M

    A Washington, D.C., magistrate judge on Tuesday awarded a lawyer $2.8 million of the $6.5 million in fees he requested for work on protracted litigation over alleged federal mismanagement of Native American trust funds, rejecting the class representatives' argument that the attorney was owed nothing.

  7. June 09, 2016

    Cobell Class Reps Slam Feds' Resistance To $8.2M Costs Bid

    Class representatives in the landmark $3.4 billion Cobell settlement over the federal government's mismanagement of Native American trust funds continued to press a D.C. federal court Wednesday to grant them more than $8 million in costs, slamming the government for arguing they aren't entitled to the money.

  8. May 25, 2016

    Feds Slam Class Reps' $8.2M Cost Bid In Cobell Settlement

    The federal government on Tuesday blasted a bid for more than $8 million in costs by class representatives in the landmark $3.4 billion Cobell settlement over its mismanagement of Native American trust funds, telling a D.C. federal court the representatives were attempting to shift litigation expenses away from class counsel.

  9. April 27, 2016

    Cobell Settlement Allows $8.2M Cost Claim, Class Reps Say

    Class representatives in the landmark $3.4 billion Cobell settlement over the federal government's mismanagement of Native American trust funds implored a D.C. federal judge Tuesday to award them $8.2 million for costs incurred to keep the case moving.

  10. April 21, 2016

    Fee Row In $3.4B Tribal Trust Suit Airs Attys' Dirty Laundry

    A lawyer's request for $6.5 million of a $3.4 billion class settlement over U.S.-managed Native American trust funds has exposed the toxic animosity that permeated the plaintiffs' legal team, with witnesses testifying in D.C. federal court Thursday that people referred to the class' former lead attorney as "a snake," while another key team member was "condescending" and "rude."