By Chris May and Clayton Vickers ( August 17, 2026, 21:35 GMT | Comment) -- According to a sprawling set of US lawsuits recently consolidated in District of Columbia federal court, plaintiffs in some of the largest class actions in the country are also the victims of collusion among companies entrusted with managing billions of dollars in settlement funds. While offering an unprecedented peek under the hood of legal services markets that manage billions of dollars in settlement funds, the lawsuits also threaten to expose plaintiffs' lawyers to potential liability while complicating ongoing antitrust litigation — an area of the law already notorious for cost, complexity and length.On top of becoming the victims of alleged price-fixing conspiracies, having sensitive personal information caught up in data breaches, or facing exposure to water contaminated with toxic chemicals, plaintiffs in some of the largest class actions in the country are also victims of collusion among companies entrusted with managing billions of dollars in settlement funds, according to a sprawling set of US lawsuits recently consolidated in District of Columbia federal court....
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