Lawyers Can’t Take $1 Million in Fees When Clients Get Nothing

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A federal judge has refused to approve a class action settlement that would have given the lawyers nearly $1 million in fees while requiring class members to waive any right to class-wide damages.  The judge originally approved the deal, but changed his mind after hearing objections from Ted Frank’s Center for Class Action Fairness.