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MAULSON, et al v. SALAZAR , et al

  1. April 20, 2016

    Ex-Atty In $3.4B Tribal Trust Row Blames Lead For Ouster

    A lawyer seeking $6.5 million in a $3.4 billion class settlement over U.S.-managed Native American trust funds slammed the plaintiffs' former lead counsel during testimony Wednesday as a "fickle," "unhappy" person who unjustifiably pushed the lawyer off the legal team.

  2. April 07, 2016

    Cobell Class Fights Ex-Atty's Fee Bid In $3.4B Settlement

    The Native American class of beneficiaries of the $3.4 billion Cobell settlement over government management of trust funds opposed its former counsel's fee bid for more than $5 million Wednesday, telling a D.C. district court the attorney had been fired for cause after abandoning the case for almost two years.

  3. March 30, 2016

    Foundations Can't Step Into $3.4B Cobell Suit, Judge Says

    A Washington, D.C. federal judge on Wednesday rebuffed bids by two foundations seeking to recover money they provided to help reach the landmark $3.4 billion Cobell settlement over government management of Native American trust funds, saying the foundations lacked standing and hadn't shown their interests wouldn't be represented by parties to the suit.

  4. March 21, 2016

    Cobell Class Member Search Nearing End, Beneficiaries Say

    The attorneys who represent hundreds of thousands of Native American beneficiaries of the $3.4 billion Cobell land trust settlement said Friday that they would complete their outreach to class members by the end of April, saying they've exhausted nearly every avenue to track down potential beneficiaries.

  5. August 05, 2015

    Kilpatrick Townsend Wants $12M Post-Accord Fees For Cobell

    Attorneys at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP who represented the Native American plaintiffs in a landmark class action over management of resources on tribal lands, which culminated in a $3.4 billion government settlement, asked a D.C. federal court Wednesday to award them $12 million in post-settlement fees.

  6. June 21, 2011

    DC Judge OKs $3.4B Deal In Indian Royalty Fight

    A Washington federal judge on Monday approved a $3.4 billion settlement of a 15-year-old class action brought by Native American landowners that alleged the U.S. mismanaged resources on tribal lands, awarding $99.9 million to the plaintiffs' lawyers.

  7. May 03, 2011

    Congressman Wants Legal Fee Info In $3.4B Class Suit

    The chair of the House Natural Resources Committee on Monday subpoenaed plaintiffs' counsel handling the $3.4 billion settlement of a Native American landowner class action, ordering them to produce documents related to their requested $223 million legal fee.