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Lawyers ask judge for up to $202.8M in fees from Flint water settlement


LANSING – Lawyers involved in a massive settlement of civil lawsuits arising from the Flint water crisis would receive up to $202.8 million in attorney fees, plus nearly $7.2 million in expenses, under a proposal filed with a federal judge late Monday night.
Overall, attorney fees would consume about 32% of the total settlement of $641.25 million. That percentage is in line with contingency fees in civil lawsuits, but experts interviewed Monday said it is a high percentage for a megafund settlement like the one for Flint.
It will be up to U.S. District Judge Judith Levy, who is handling the case, to decide the attorney fee question. ....

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