Legal Opinion
In Re September 11 Litigation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 24, 2008No. 21 MC 101 (formerly 21 MC 97) (AKH)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER REGULATING FEE ALLOWANCES AND DISAPPROVING SETTLEMENTS
ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, District Judge:
Four of the last remaining plaintiffs in the wrongful death actions against the airlines and other aviation defendants of 9/11 seek judicial approval to distribute the proceeds of their settlements. The law firm that represents them, Azrael, Gann & Franz, seeks a higher percentage of the settlement amounts as a contingent fee award than were received by all other law firms in all previous cases (but for three approved-exceptions). As I now have learned from considering the issues…
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- In Re High Sulfur Content Gasoline Products Liab.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
- In Re September 11th LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
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- In Re September 11 LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2009