Legal Opinion
Skelton v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 11, 1987No. 79 C 1243, 80 C 2151PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
NORDBERG, District Judge.
In these consolidated class actions, the plaintiffs sued General Motors Corporation (“GM”) for damages stemming from GM’s installation of THM 200 transmissions into automobiles which allegedly required a THM 350 transmission. The parties entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement, which this court has approved in a separate order entered on this date. 1 The settlement order did not determine the appropriate award of attorneys’ fees for class counsel. The court has received fee petitions from nine law firms requesting attorneys’ fees…
2Cases cited71 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Pennsylvania v. Delaware Valley Citizens' Council for Clean AirSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Skelton v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- In the Matter of Unr Industries, Inc., Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of Schwartz, Cooper, Kolb & Gaynor CharteredCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Thayer v. WELLS FARGO BANK, NACalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- Chaurasia v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2006
- Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc. v. Norman Gershman's Things to Wear, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1991
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