State Sen. Tom Harman has introduced a bill seeking to help judges ensure that class action settlements reach those they are intended to help, allowing judges to withhold part of a plaintiff attorney’s fees until all individuals have received their part of the settlement.
A former civil attorney himself, Harman said he was hoping to help the general public find their way through “the maze” of the American courts.
“The bill says: Before you pay the lawyers $10 or $5 million in legal fees, hold back some of that money until they have exercised due diligence in delivering it to the class members,” he said.
