As plaintiffs’ attorneys prepare to divvy up a $190 million settlement between the Johns Hopkins Hospital and thousands of patients of a former gynecologist accused of secretly recording them, one plaintiff continues to object to the attorneys’ fees a judge ...

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A Baltimore judge has awarded the class counsel representing former patients of Nikita Levy nearly $33 million in attorneys' fees, less than half of what they requested from a $190 million settlement with Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Sylvester B. Cox repeatedly praised the class counsel's efforts and called the settlement "extraordinary."

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A lone objector to Johns Hopkins Hospital System's $190 million settlement with more than 8,000 patients of former gynecologist Nikita Levy has dismissed her appeal, according to court records.

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More than 8,000 patients of former gynecologist Nikita Levy will have to wait a little bit longer to see their share of a $190 million settlement with the Johns Hopkins Hospital System.

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Class counsel for Nikita Levy's former patients strongly defended their request for 35% of the $190 million settlement with the Johns Hopkins Hospital System.

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The class counsel representing former patients of Nikita Levy have "placed themselves in irreconcilable conflicts" by preferring their 4,000 direct clients over the the entire 8,000-plus plaintiffs who will share in a $190 million settlement, according to a memorandum filed last week challenging the proposed attorneys' fees.

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The proposed $190 million settlement of the class action by patients of former gynecologist Nikita Levy against the Johns Hopkins Hospital System moved forward Friday after a hearing in Baltimore City Circuit Court.

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More than two dozen patients of former Johns Hopkins Hospital gynecologist Nikita Levy have objected to the $190 million settlement of the class-action accusing him of secretly recording them.

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Thousands of women whose genitals might have been photographed during gynecological exams can share a $190 million settlement from Johns Hopkins Health System.

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The $190 million settlement between the Johns Hopkins Hospital and thousands of patients of a former gynecologist accused of secretly recording them was built on a simple truth: The longer the litigation continued, the less money the plaintiffs would receive from the hospital’s insurance policies.

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