SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In certain types of complex litigation, the lawyers' monetary interests often comprise a tail that wags the dog. So it is here: this dispute over the reimbursement of certain payments fronted by the lawyers is what remains of a consolidated class action (actually, an amalgam of some 16 suits) asserting claims of securities fraud. After the district court approved a global $10,000,000 settlement, the plaintiffs' attorneys filed a petition seeking...
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