Legal Opinion
Prandini v. National Tea Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 29, 1977No. 76-2190PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In certain types of litigation, a suecessful plaintiff may receive attorneys’ fees in addition to the customary damages for his claim. Although the negotiation of a fee contemporaneously with the evaluation of damages may be conducted with diligence and honesty, the potential for impropriety gives rise to possible misunderstanding by the public. We agree with the district court’s disapproval of the procedure, but remanded for further findings of fact necessary in calculation of reasonable fees.
As part of the settlement of a class action based upon sex…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. Of Philadelphia v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Arthur H. Pitchford and Pitchford Scientific Instruments Corporation v. Pepi, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Merola v. Atlantic Richfield Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores, Inc. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by130 opinions
- In Re: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Sales Practices LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- 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
- Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ursic v. Bethlehem MinesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- In re Fine Paper Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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