In one of his final orders before his retirement from the bench in a few days, Judge William Alsup issued a strong rebuke of the Bartz Class Counsel’s motion for attorneys’ fees beyond the 2 firms appointed class counsel, Susman Godfrey LLP and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP.
The motion for attorneys’ fees will be decided later in 2026 by a judge assigned to take over the Bartz case after Judge Alsup’s retirement.
But Judge Alsup made clear his disapproval of any fees to the 3 other firms: (1) Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP; (2) Edelson PC; and (3) Oppenheim & Zebrak LLP.
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