Antitrust lawyers make serious $$

Holy cow. eWeek reports that the lawyers who persuaded Microsoft to settle a price-fixing antitrust case are asking for a total of $258 million in fees. The breakdown? "It amounts to about $3,000 per hour for one lawyer, more than $2,000 an hour each for 34 other attorneys and $1,000 an hour for administrative work." I expect the amounts will be reduced by the judge or whoever makes the final decision, but, wow. Words fail me.

eWeek: Lawyers Seek $258M for Suing Microsoft