Legal Opinion
In Re: San Juan v. Massaro
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 22, 1997No. 95-2285, 96-1142PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs and their counsel appeal from a district court order awarding the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee, (“the PSC”) approximately $10,670,000 for costs incurred in representing plaintiffs in this mass-tort litigation. We affirm the district court order in substantial part and direct appellees to remit $1,023,903 ($913,503 in PSC “expert” fees, and $110,400 in photocopying charges).
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BACKGROUND 1
Ninety-seven people perished in a tragic New Year’s Eve fire at the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel on December 31,1986, and many others sustained serious personal injuries and…
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