Legal Opinion
Sampson v. Eastman Kodak Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 21, 1990No. 1-89-0205PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiffs filed a class action suit against Kodak to recover damages for the loss of use of their instant cameras as a result of an injunction issued in a separate patent lawsuit brought by Polaroid Corporation. That suit was settled, and plaintiffs’ counsel petitioned the trial court for an award of attorney fees. The trial court awarded fees based on a lodestar amount and a risk multiplier of three. Kodak appeals, challenging only the amount of fees awarded.
The issues raised are (1) whether this court has jurisdiction to hear…
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