Lawyers for the plaintiffs in a proposed multi-billion-dollar settlement of three athlete-compensation antitrust cases against the NCAA and the Power Five conferences are asking a federal judge to award them nearly $525M "in attorneys' fees and costs." The lawyers also asked for the "right to apply annually to a judge or special master for additional amounts" that, according to the filings, could total roughly another $250M. Nearly all of the money comprising both amounts "would be set to be paid over a 10-year period." The plaintiffs have been led primarily by Steve Berman of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and Jeff Kessler of Winston & Strawn LLP (USA TODAY, 12/17).
NCAA settlement lawyers seek $525M in legal fees
