Legal Opinion
Charles v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 5, 1997No. Civil 94-5626(GEB)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BROWN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the application of class counsel for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses. For the reasons set forth in this Memorandum Opinion, the Court will grant class counsel’s application for attorneys’ fees in the amount of $1,041,177.75, and expenses in the amount of $109,329.85.
I. BACKGROUND
The facts and procedural history in this case have been sufficiently set forth on the record previously and the Court will thus only elaborate on them as necessary.
On December 13, 1996, this Court approved the settlement agreement…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- 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
- William Weinberger v. Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Martin O. Washington v. Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Martin WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Prandini v. National Tea Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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- Duhaime v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
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