Judge: 25% Of Soccer Pay Settlement Common Fund Reasonable For Attorney Fees

Mealey's (January 12, 2023, 11:20 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California awarded the class counsel in a case between female professional soccer players and the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) $5.5 million in attorney fees and more than $1.39 million in costs, finding that class counsel failed to justify their request for $6.6 million in fees or 30% of the common fund....