John D. Burke

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  New filings: $80M judgment, $15M legal fees should be axed, because settlement cost plaintiffs standing in 20-year-old case

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Thursday, Jul 15, 2021 @ 5:18pm

  The settlement effectively means the named, individual plaintiffs will gain nothing from the so-called derivative action on behalf of investment partnerships, so there is no longer any justification for a judgment that would net a group of lawyers, which could include a sitting Cook County judge, $15 million in fees, the defendants argue.

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  Judge again OKs $15M fee award in 20-year-old case, potentially including more than $1M for other judge

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Dec 1, 2020 @ 9:02pm

  A Cook County judge ruled it isn't the court's business that Cook County Judge Patrick Sherlock and Sherlock's ex-law partner could collect 7% of the fees under a deal with a law firm headed by Sherlock's father-in-law, for work Sherlock did on the case nearly 20 years ago.

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  Cook County judge asked to reconsider $15M fee award, including $1M to a fellow judge, in long-running investor suit

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Tuesday, Sep 22, 2020 @ 4:59pm

  Current Cook County Judge Patrick Sherlock and his ex-law partner could be poised to receive more than $2 million for their work on a lawsuit that dates back to 2001, unless another Cook County judge agrees to revisit his decision to give a group of plaintiffs' lawyers, including Sherlock's father-in-law, nearly $15M in fees.

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  Judge asked to slice $24M fees for plaintiffs' lawyers, including 7% cut for other judge, in 18-year investor tiff

  By Jonathan Bilyk | Friday, Mar 6, 2020 @ 11:22pm

  Plaintiffs' lawyers say they should get 30% of $80M award. Defendants say those lawyers' clients are actually only getting $1.9M

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