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Bowling v. Pfizer, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 5, 1998No. 97-3369PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Chief Judge.

This matter is making a repeat visit to the Sixth Circuit and has been the subject of numerous district court opinions. The remarkable aspect of this outpouring of judicial resources is that much of it occurred after the case settled. The bulk of the federal court oversight in this ease has concerned attorneys’ fees, and we now write again on this subject.

This litigation concerns attorneys’ fees relating to a settlement reached in a class action suit filed by recipients of allegedly defective heart valve implants. At issue is the first of ten annual…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Lawrence Douglas Todd, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  4. Bowling v. Pfizer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  5. Rawlings v. Prudential-Bache Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Keith Bowles v. Harry Russell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  2. Elizabeth L. Rouse v. Daimlerchrysler Corporation Uaw Non-Contributory PlanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  3. United Food & Commercial Workers Union, Local 1564 of New Mexico v. Albertson's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
  4. Clemons v. YoungDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003
  5. Waste Management of Ohio, Inc. v. City of DaytonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006

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