Legal Opinion
Turner v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 28, 2007No. Civ.A. 05-4206PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & REASONS APPROVING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AND AWARD OF COMMON-BENEFIT FEES AND EXPENSES
FALLON, District Judge.
The Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (“PSC”) and Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (“Murphy”) have settled this class action litigation involving an oil spill in the days following Hurricane Katrina. Before the Court is the parties’ Joint Motion for Final Approval of the Class Action Settlement (Rec.Doc. 1034) and the PSC’s Motion for Common Benefit Fees and Expenses (Rec. Doe. 865). The Court has carefully considered the oral arguments made at the fairness hearing held on January 4, 2007,…
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