Legal Opinion
Dornberger v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 5, 2001No. 95 Civ. 10374(LBS)PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAND, District Judge.
Before this Court are (1) an application pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(e) for an order approving a settlement entered into between the parties, and (2) an application for an award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses. A hearing on the proposed settlement was held on September 25, 2001, and objections have been filed by two members of the plaintiff class. For the reasons stated herein, the settlement is approved and the application for attorneys’ fees is granted to the extent indicated.
I. BACKGROUND
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