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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 39658" data-attributes="member: 158">Attorneys who worked to secure settlements <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/05/11/billion-dollar-settlement-announced-for-victims-of-surfside-condo-collapse/" target="_blank">topping $1 billion</a> in the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium building in which 98 people died are requesting about $100 million in fees and costs.A court filing made public Monday says the request represents a discount of as much as $200 million compared with typical class-action cases.The final amount of fees and costs will be determined by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman, who has already given preliminary approval to the victim settlements negotiated by the lawyers.The money would come from <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/05/18/judge-to-decide-how-to-allocate-billion-dollar-settlement-for-surfside-condo-collapse-victims/" target="_blank">those settlements</a>, which total more than $1.02 billion. A fairness hearing on the settlements is set for June 23.<a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/06/13/attorneys-in-surfside-condo-collapse-seek-about-100m-in-fees/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 39658, member: 158"] Attorneys who worked to secure settlements [URL='https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/05/11/billion-dollar-settlement-announced-for-victims-of-surfside-condo-collapse/'][B]topping $1 billion[/B][/URL] in the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium building in which 98 people died are requesting about $100 million in fees and costs. A court filing made public Monday says the request represents a discount of as much as $200 million compared with typical class-action cases. The final amount of fees and costs will be determined by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman, who has already given preliminary approval to the victim settlements negotiated by the lawyers. The money would come from [URL='https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/05/18/judge-to-decide-how-to-allocate-billion-dollar-settlement-for-surfside-condo-collapse-victims/'][B]those settlements[/B][/URL], which total more than $1.02 billion. A fairness hearing on the settlements is set for June 23. [url="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/06/13/attorneys-in-surfside-condo-collapse-seek-about-100m-in-fees/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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