Legal Opinion
Crouch v. Tenneco, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided May 19, 1993No. 10-92-120-CVPublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANCE, Justice.
Fourteen of three hundred fifty-five plaintiffs appeal from a judgment approving a settlement in a class-action suit and awarding $6,425,000 in attorney’s fees to class counsel. The lawsuit involves a dispute between Tenneco and its employees who were qualified participants of a bonus plan. The class action was settled through mediation approximately ten and one-half months after being filed, creating a common fund of $22.5 million, from which the attorney’s fee award was deducted. From a review of the entire record, we find no abuse of discretion by the trial court in…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Chrysler Corp. v. Honorable Robert BlackmonTexas Supreme Court · 1992
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- Keever v. Finlan, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1999
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