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Attorneys' fees in class action lawsuits are not standard, but are set at the discretion of the judge. 
 
In this particular case, a class action suit against the Covington Diocese in Ohio for covering up sex abuses, the judge awarded the attorneys 22% of the settlement rather than the 30% that the law firm requested. 
 
The judge did state that the reduction was not a reflection on the quality of the legal work but that 30% was not standard, and fees in reality range from 10 to 30%.

Judge cuts back attorneys' fees

Cincinnati.com - 5/24/2006 10:26 AM

Lawyers who brought a class-action suit against the Covington Diocese alleging a 50-year cover-up of sexual abuse have been awarded attorney fees of 22 percent.
 
The lawyers, led by Stan Chesley of Cincinnati, could receive up to $18.5 million if the entire $84 million settlement fund is spent to settle the estimated 350 claims.
 
That is less than the 30 percent in fees - and a potential difference of $6.7 million - that Chesley had argued for during two prior hearings in Boone Circuit Court
 
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