"[H]ow much should the plaintiffs' attorneys who wrangled a $12 million settlement receive for their time, effort and trouble? ... $4 million [is] the settlement amount requested by the law firm of Schlichter Bogard & Denton for their work in a suit involving Oracle Corp. and its 401(k) plan (over 6,300 hours ...). That's aside from the requested reimbursement of what those same attorneys characterize as 'reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of $410,501.60, and $25,000 for each of the named class representatives.' "  MORE >>