Legal Opinion
Neuberger v. Shapiro
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 25, 2000No. CIV. A. 97-7947, CIV. A. 99-526, CIV. A. 00-519PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LUDWIG, District Judge.
Plaintiff class (Neuberger) and plaintiff Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors move for approval of a partial settlement and entry of a bar order as to claims against settling defendant Cogen, Sklar, L.L.P., Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(e). Non-settling defendants William Shapiro, Kenneth Shapiro, John Orr, and Adam Varrenti object to the settlement and the bar order. Plaintiff class also moves for approval of attorney’s fees and costs.
On December 23, 1997, this action was filed for securities law violations relating to plaintiffs’ purchases, in 1996 and 1997, of debt…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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