Legal Opinion
In re Fine Paper Antitrust Litigation
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 3, 1983No. MDL 323PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*67MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
RE: ATTORNEYS’ FEES — PRIVATE PLAINTIFFS and “MINORITY” STATES
McGLYNN, District Judge.
In Kramer v. Scientific Control Corporation, 534 F.2d 1085 (3d Cir.), cert. denied sub nom. Arthur Andersen & Co. v. Kramer, 429 U.S. 830, 97 S.Ct. 90, 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976), our Court of Appeals, although acknowledging the benefits that accrue from class action law suits, noted that “critics have challenged the altruism of some class action lawyers and charged that the paramount motivation for such litigation was counsel’s desire to generate substantial fees.” Id. at 1090-91. Indeed, it…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Illinois Brick Co. v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Boeing Co. v. Van GemertSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Caldo Mares and Sally Mares, His Wife v. Credit Bureau of Raton, and Janet Yarbrough, Individually, and in Her Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation. (Appeal of Attorneys' Fee Awards)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- In re Fine Paper Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1985
- United Nuclear Corp. v. Allendale Mutual InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1985
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