Attorneys submit proposed fees and get criticized in massive $641 million Flint water settlement
Federal District Judge Judith Levy has been given a 416-page proposal to pay dozens of attorneys in the Flint water crisis combined civil lawsuits.
and last updated 2021-03-09 19:20:06-05
FLINT, Mich. (WXYZ) â Federal District Judge Judith Levy has been given a 416-page proposal to pay dozens of attorneys in the Flint water crisis combined civil lawsuits. As proposed, the breakdown would be attorney fees of $202.8 million and attorney expenses of $7.2 million or about 32% of the $641 million settlement with the state and others.
Critics, including former Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, say the fee request is excessive. Michigan Lawsuit Abuse is a group that formed in the 1990s and takes stands on high profile cases including Flint saying, âThe settlement to bring #JusticeforFint is disrespectful because out-of-state plaintiff lawyers are raking in millions of dollars on the back