Mark Petri v. Stericycle, Incorporated, et al

  1. January 30, 2023

    Bernstein Litowitz Nabs $7.7M Fees In Stericycle Case

    An Illinois federal judge on Monday awarded Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP $7.7 million in attorney fees for its work as lead counsel on a $45 million settlement between waste disposal company Stericycle and its shareholders after the Seventh Circuit vacated a previous award over a class member's objections.

  2. May 18, 2022

    7th Circ. Throws Out $11M Fee Award For Bernstein Litowitz

    The Seventh Circuit on Wednesday vacated an $11 million fee award for Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP's work on a $45 million settlement between waste disposal company Stericycle and its shareholders, finding that the district court "did not give sufficient weight" to points raised in a class member's objection.

  3. December 08, 2020

    Objector Challenges Bernstein Litowitz's $11M Fee At 7th Circ.

    An objecting class member told the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday that a lower court should have allowed discovery before awarding Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP $11 million in fees from a $45 million settlement between waste disposal company Stericycle and its stockholders accusing it of overstating its projected earnings.

  4. December 02, 2020

    Bernstein Litowitz Attys Fight Sanctions Bid In Stericycle Case

    Two Bernstein Litowitz attorneys told the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday they can back up their characterization of opposing counsel as a notorious class action objector who profits from blowing up class settlements, and say they shouldn't be sanctioned for the description.

  5. November 23, 2020

    Stericycle Investor Seeks Atty Sanction After Objector Claim

    A Stericycle shareholder appealing a 25% cut that Bernstein Litowitz received from representing investors in a $45 million settlement with the solid waste hauler is pressing the Seventh Circuit to reprimand a firm attorney, saying he called the shareholder's own lawyer a "notorious professional objector" despite knowing the allegation was baseless.

  6. July 29, 2020

    Stericycle Shareholder Fights $11M Atty Fee Award At 7th Circ.

    A Stericycle Inc. shareholder is objecting to an $11 million fee award to Bernstein Litowitz and other firms that represented investors in a $45 million settlement with the waste service provider, telling the Seventh Circuit the fees were potentially inflated by a pay-to-play scheme.