A member of the team of plaintiffs attorneys who represented thousands of gas station owners claiming to have been ripped off by oil giant Exxon once referred to the giant federal class action case as "a sinking ship." Instead, the plaintiffs went on to land a jury verdict of roughly $1.3 billion. But after years of fighting the oil giant, the attorneys have turned on each other, claiming credit for the victory and seeking a bigger piece of an estimated $440 million in fees.
Details here from the Daily Business Review via Law.com.