SURFSIDE – A Miami-Dade judge has awarded more than $70 million to the more than 130 attorneys and staff who aided in class-action litigation related to the Surfside condominium collapse.
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A Miami-Dade judge has awarded more than $70 million to the more than 130 attorneys and staff who aided in class-action litigation related to the Surfside condominium collapse. |
The request represented a discount of
as much as $200 million compared to typical class-action
suits.
“He awarded a reasonable fee, I know it sounds like a great
deal of money, but you have no idea how many, thousands of
hours we spent on this case,” attorney Stuart Grossman said.
Some families balked at that original request, as the
attorneys’ fees come out of the settlement amount.
The judge praised the attorneys for securing a settlement so
quickly. Lawyers took a risk on this case:
The settlement money came from 37 sources, including
insurance companies and engineering firms.