Legal Opinion
In Re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 8, 2009No. MDL 1663; 07-1759, 07-1763, 07-1769, 07-1779, 07-1786, 07-1793, 07-1796, 07-1826, 07-2935, 07-2957, 07-3037, 07-3038, 07-3039, 07-3040, 07-3041, 07-3042, 07-3687PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
FISHER, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this consolidated appeal are the standards a district court applies when deciding whether to certify a settlement-only class, approve a class settlement, and approve class counsel’s petition for attorneys’ fees. More specifically, we are presented with challenges to the District Court’s orders granting final approval of a $121,800,000 settlement and a $28,000,000 settlement, as well as to the District Court’s order approving an award of $29,500,000 for attorneys’ fees and expenses in conjunction with the larger of the two settlements.…
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