Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins is asking a judge to approve about $700 million in attorney fees for its efforts to help Enron shareholders and investors recoup billions they lost after the energy company collapsed. The law firm said it has helped plaintiffs recover almost $7.3 billion so far, mostly from financial institutions that investors claim played roles in the accounting fraud that led to Enron’s 2001 unraveling. If approved, the attorney fees would be the largest in a securities fraud case.
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