Torres v. SGE Management, LLC, No. 18-20801 (5th Cir. 2019)
Annotate this CaseAt issue in this appeal of a settlement class action was how the district court allocated the $10 million in fees to plaintiffs' attorneys. The Fifth Circuit vacated the district court's allocation order and remanded for elaboration of the trial court's reasoning under the framework set out in Johnson v. Ga. Highway Express, 488 F.2d 714, 717–19 (5th Cir. 1974), which include: (1) the time and labor involved; (2) the novelty and difficulty of the questions; (3) the skill requisite to perform the legal service properly; (4) the preclusion of other employment by the attorney; (5) the customary fee; (6) whether the fee is fixed or contingent; (7) time limitations; (8) the amount involved and the results obtained; (9) the experience, reputation, and ability of the attorneys; (10) the political "undesirability" of the case; (11) the nature and length of the professional relationship with the client; and (12) awards in similar cases.
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