Recent Seventh Circuit attorneys' fees opinion: Sutton v. Bernard

In Sutton v. Bernard, ___ F.3d ___ (7th Cir. Oct. 12, 2007), the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court order fixing attorneys fees in connection with a class action settlement, holding that the fees award may have been too low because the district court employed the wrong methodology. On October 23, the Chicago Tribune reported that "Class-action lawyers rack up rare victory on fees."