{"id":154344,"date":"2026-06-11T12:31:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=154344"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:31:08","slug":"attorney-compensation-ruling-takes-a-bite-out-of-class-counsel-fee-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/11\/attorney-compensation-ruling-takes-a-bite-out-of-class-counsel-fee-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Attorney Compensation: Ruling Takes a Bite Out of Class Counsel Fee Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ruling closes off an avenue for class counsel to enhance their compensation for representing clients in particularly challenging cases.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/957961289\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" 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href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/12\/957961289\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/stumble20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Post to X.com\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/24\/957961289\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/x.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Subscribe by RSS\" href=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/_\/20\/957961289\/law\/legal-news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.feedblitz.com\/i\/rss20.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>The ruling closes off an avenue for class counsel to enhance their compensation for representing clients in particularly challenging cases.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" 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