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University price-fixing case kicks up controversy over US attorneys' 'fraud,' fees (*update)

By Chris May and Clayton Vickers ( August 20, 2025, 20:44 GMT | Comment) -- Eyebrow-raising allegations of ethical misconduct from a US plaintiffs’ lawyer against his co-counsel in high-profile antitrust litigation targeting private universities has prompted the judge to delve into private correspondence between the attorneys while mulling a number of unusual interventions. Allegations of a potential “fraud” perpetrated on an Illinois federal court through inflated plaintiffs’ attorneys fees has tangled the parties and court in factual and legal uncertainties regarding class certification, settlement approvals, statute of limitations, professional ethical obligations and litigation funding.Eyebrow-raising allegations of ethical misconduct from a US plaintiffs’ lawyer against his co-counsel in high-profile antitrust litigation targeting private universities has prompted the judge to delve into private correspondence between the attorneys while mulling a number of unusual interventions....

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