7th Circuit Finds Attorneys Did Not Comply With Order, Affirms Denial Of Fees

( June 12, 2026, 12:08 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — A Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed the denial of a motion for attorney fees filed by a plaintiff’s lawyers after a settlement was reached and attorney fees awarded in a multidistrict litigation because a case management order and class counsel’s motion for attorney fees clearly stated that the plaintiff’s counsel could not seek an award for any pre-MDL time....