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$9,500 an hour for legal fees? Whoa, I don't even think Apple lawyers make that kind of money!
A Delaware judge on Wednesday approved a $275 million shareholder settlement involving videogame maker Activision Blizzard Inc and awarded the small law firms that brought the case a $72.5 million fee. The fee award works out to $9,500 an hour, according to court records. "While the size of the award implies a generous hourly rate, in this case it is justified by the effort," wrote Laster.