U.S. Challenges Attorney Fees Portion Of PACER Fees Class Settlement

(September 13, 2023, 1:09 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal court in the District of Columbia “should exercise its discretion in determining attorneys’ fees, costs, and service awards” as part of a $125 million class settlement in a case by individuals and entities who allege that they paid excessive fees to obtain court records via the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system (PACER), the United States argues in a Sept. 12 response to a motion for final settlement approval....