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Erica P John Fund Inc et al v. Halliburton Company et al

  1. April 25, 2018

    Texas Judge OKs $33M Attys' Fees In $100M Halliburton Deal

    A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday approved $33 million in class counsel awards in a $100 million settlement between Halliburton Co. and disgruntled investors, saying the request — which is only 77 percent of the lodestar rate — is reasonable.

  2. July 31, 2017

    Texas Judge Greenlights $100M Halliburton Class Settlement

    A $100 million settlement between Halliburton Co. and disgruntled investors that awards one-third of the amount to class counsel is fair and reasonable, a Texas federal judge found Monday.

  3. July 18, 2017

    Investor Rips Atty Fee Requests In $100M Halliburton Deal

    An investor representing Halliburton Co. shareholders in a $100 million settlement with the company over its asbestos liability disclosures has slammed attorneys' fees requests from two law firms previously involved in the case, telling a Texas federal court Monday that their work provided no meaningful benefit.

  4. March 31, 2017

    Judge Gives Preliminary OK To $100M Halliburton Settlement

    A Texas federal judge granted preliminary approval of a $100 million securities class action settlement against Halliburton Co. over its asbestos liability disclosures, which includes $41 million for the attorneys, according to an order filed Friday.

  5. February 22, 2017

    Lawyers Seek Up To $41M From Halliburton Asbestos Deal

    Boies Schiller Flexner LLP and Kahn Swick & Foti LLC lawyers who reached a $100 million investor settlement with Halliburton over its asbestos liability disclosures told a Texas federal court Tuesday they would seek up to $40.8 million after a decade's litigation and two trips to the U.S. Supreme Court.

  6. January 03, 2017

    Halliburton Agrees To $100M Deal In Asbestos Class Action

    Halliburton Co. has reached a $100 million deal to end a more than 14-year-old securities class action pending in Texas federal court, brought over claims from investors that the energy giant misled them about the company's asbestos liability.

  7. November 01, 2016

    Cheney Testimony Admissible In Asbestos Suit, Investors Say

    A class of investors suing Halliburton for allegedly misleading them about the company's asbestos liability are urging a Texas federal court to include the deposition testimony of former CEO Dick Cheney, the onetime vice president of the United States, in evaluating their opposition to the company's sealed motion for summary judgment.

  8. July 06, 2016

    Halliburton Can't Scrap Expert In Asbestos Liability Suit

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday shot down a bid by Halliburton to strike an expert witness from a long-running asbestos-related securities fraud class action against it, finding the accounting professor was properly added as a reply expert.

  9. June 02, 2016

    Halliburton Fights Expert Bid In Asbestos Liability Suit

    Halliburton Co. told a federal judge in Texas Wednesday that the testimony of an accounting professor shouldn't be admitted at this point in its long-running securities fraud class action over its calculations for risks of asbestos litigation because he's not a true rebuttal witness.

  10. May 27, 2016

    Investors Slam Halliburton's Bid To Muzzle Accounting Pro

    A class of investors alleging Halliburton misled them over its asbestos liabilities shot back at the oil field services giant's bid to block expert testimony from an accounting professor, arguing Friday that the statements at issue are in direct rebuttal to those of a Halliburton witness.

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