Judge Confirms Arbitration Awards Including Nearly $2.4M For Attorney Fees

( February 24, 2026, 1:31 PM EST) -- PHOENIX — Resolving competing motions in favor of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) participant who filed a putative class complaint but was forced into individual arbitration, an Arizona federal judge confirmed an $11,029.50 arbitration award and an order awarding $2,359,909 in attorney fees incurred during the arbitration proceedings and $132,310.97 in arbitration costs....