25% Percentage of Recovery Is the Bottom Line Here.
As reported by Teri Sforza in an April 29, 2013 article in The Orange County Register, attorneys representing the People of the State of California in a case against Toyota over alleged sudden-acceleration defect misrepresentations/omissions have forged a settlement of $16 million. Of that, $4 million in fees and costs will be divided up by the Orange County District Attorney and the private law firm of Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson of Newport Beach as well as other firms involved in the case. The private attorneys are estimated to receive $3.2 million after the D.A. takes its share for legal expenses–a 25% cut of the ultimate settlement recovery.