The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit reversed a $78.75 million award for class counsel in a $350 million settlement against T-Mobile, concluding a multiplier of nearly 10 times the attorneys’ hourly rate—upwards of $9,500—was unreasonable. In a July 29 opinion, authored by Judge Morris S. Arnold, the three judge panel…

O’Melveny & Myers has filed a complaint on behalf of Legendary Foods against Simply Good Foods and its subsidiary Quest Nutrition, alleging one of their employees misrepresented himself in order to gain access to trade secrets. The complaint, filed July 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California,…

A former chief financial officer for McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting that he embezzled more than $1.5 million from the firm and evaded state income taxes. John Dunlea, 61, was sentenced by Morris County Superior Court Judge Stephen J. Taylor…

The plaintiffs in nine cases against Big Pharma companies for alleged Zantac injuries are using a strategy to keep their nearly identical claims in Connecticut state court unconsolidated for trial by naming less than 100 people in each case. The 853 plaintiffs scored a victory in the U.S. Court of…

Morgan Lewis & Bockius is expanding in Germany, adding on two Reed Smith intellectual property partners in Munich and a Milbank private equity partner in Frankfurt. IP attorney Dr. Alexander Klett is joining Morgan Lewis effective Monday, while his Reed Smith colleague Dr. Christoph Mikyska will be joining on an…

A Miami attorney intends to move for reconsideration of a report and recommendation issued Saturday by a federal magistrate judge finding that William Fuller’s and Martin Pinilla’s objection to Joe Carollo and his wife’s homestead exemption claim should be overruled. Jeffrey Gutchess, a partner at AXS Law Group, represents the…