Legal Opinion
In Re Cendant Corp. Securities Litigation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 11, 2005No. 03-3603, 03-3604, 03-3648PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
180 I. Introduction and Overview.
TT. Facts. ...
A. The Suit, Settlement, and Initial Fee Award. I — 1 00 to
B. The Excluded Firms. h-1 00 W
C. The Post-April 15 Purchasers. h-* 00 ^
D. The Plan of Allocation. ) — 1 CO Cn
III. Jurisdiction and Standard of Review . ZO 00
IY. Legal Background. CO CO rH
A. The Common Fund Doctrine. 00 rH
1. The Role of the Courts in Common Fund Cases .. 00 t-H
2. Awarding Fees Under the Common Fund Doctrine 05 00 rH
B. The PSLRA. H Oi rH
1. The PSLRA Lead Plaintiff. H 05 t-H
2. The Choice of Lead Counsel. OJ O) i — I
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2Cases cited34 opinions
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Boeing Co. v. Van GemertSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- In Re: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Sales Practices LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. O'NeillSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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- In re Priceline.com Inc. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2006
- Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin Capital, Inc. v. Northwestern Corp. (In re Northwestern Corp.)District Court, D. Delaware · 2005
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