Legal Opinion
Cooperstock v. Pennwalt Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 22, 1993No. Civ. A. 88-9562PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GAWTHROP, District Judge.
Petitioners, Stuart H. Savett, Esquire and Stanley R. Wolfe, Esquire, have filed an application for attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses in the amount of $468,-650.27 and an order dismissing the action without prejudice as moot. The fee application stems from a derivative action brought by class action plaintiffs, former shareholders of Pennwalt Corporation (“Pennwalt”), requiring Pennwalt to negotiate with Centaur Partners, a hostile bidder for Pennwalt shares, or to take other steps to maximize shareholder value. Petitioners claim that as a result…
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