Legal Opinion
In Re Equity Funding Corp. of America Securities Litigation
District Court, C.D. California
Decided September 29, 1977No. M.D.L.-142-MMLPublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS
LUCAS, District Judge.
After a duly noticed evidentiary hearing during the two days of May 10 and 11,1977, the Court is prepared to fix and direct the payment of attorneys’ fees in this class action securities litigation.
I. BACKGROUND FACTS
The history of this multi-district, securities litigation has been well-documented in the press, 1 in books, 2 in special reports, 3 and in numerous judicial opinions. 4 It would be imprudent as well as impossible to repeat in this short space what has consumed volumes; however,…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug StoresSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Hanover Shoe, Inc. v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by64 opinions
- In Re Washington Public Power Supply System Securities Litigation. Class Chemical Bank, in Its Representative Capacity as Trustee for Bondholders, and Bernstein, Litowitz, Berger & Grossman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Specthrie & Lerach Molloy, Jones & Donahue, P.C. v. City of Seattle Oregon Public Entities, Benton Rural Electric Association, Washington Washington Public Power Supply System R.W. Beck and Associates Ebasco Services Incorporated United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Director Participants' Committee Public Utility District No. 1, of Klickitat County United States of America, on Behalf of Itself and Its Agency, the Bonneville Power Administration State of Washington Bonneville Power Administration, Class and Lawrence Laub v. Continental Assurance Company v. City of Seattle Oregon Public Entities, Benton Rural Electric Association, Washington Washington Public Power Supply System R.W. Beck and Associates Ebasco Services Incorporated United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Director Participants' Committee Public Utility District No. 1, of Klickitat County United States of America, on Behalf of Itself and Its Agency, the Bonneville Power Administration State of Washington Bonneville Power Administration, Class and Continental Assurance Company v. Berger & Montague, P.A. v. City of Seattle Oregon Public Entities, Benton Rural Electric Association, Washington Washington Public Power Supply System R.W. Beck and Associates Ebasco Services Incorporated United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Director Participants' Committee Public Utility District No. 1, of Klickitat County United States of America, on Behalf of Itself and Its Agency, the Bonneville Power Administration State of Washington Bonneville Power AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation. (Appeal of Attorneys' Fee Awards)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In re Fine Paper Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- In Re Warner Communications Securities LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
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