Legal Opinion
Brown v. Rita's Water Ice Franchise Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 16, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-3509PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Savage, Judge.
When counsel agree to the amount of an attorney fee award in a class action, it is tempting to sign off without conducting a thorough and comprehensive review of the request. Yet, the dynamics of the settlement process demand we resist the temptation. Defense counsel, eager to settle a case for a bottom-line figure, has no real interest in how that final payment is distributed among the class members and the attorneys. Class counsel’s interest in max*358imizing compensation may collide with the interest of the class members who will receive insignificant or nominal…
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