# Exclusive: New Mexico’s outside lawyers could collect up to $1.27 billion in Meta case

https://mins.news/en/item/112471

- Reuters, 2026-10-23 10:10 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/new-mexicos-outside-lawyers-could-collect-up-127-billion-meta-case-2026-10-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adb327ede7d36000197d737

> Private plaintiffs’ lawyers could receive as much as $1.27 billion from New Mexico if the state’s $25 billion court victory against Meta Platforms this week stands, a Reuters review of a state contract found.

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