Legal Opinion

Drazin v. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided June 11, 2013No. 12-2642Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, LLC (“Mazie Slater”) appeals from an opinion and order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey which denied its application for attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of its expenses. For the following reasons, we will affirm.

I. Background

This dispute arises out of the settlement and dismissal of several related class action lawsuits filed by rival law firms. In November 2006, attorney David Mazie filed a class action (the “Beye Action”) against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (“Horizon”)…

2Cases cited12 opinions

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  2. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. 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
  4. Sullivan v. DB Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
  5. Ursic v. Bethlehem MinesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983

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