Legal Opinion
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 28, 2002No. 98 CV 3287(JBW)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM, ORDER AND JUDGMENT
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction.5
II. Factual and Procedural Background.5
III. Law.11
1. Policy supporting allowing fees.12
2. Statutory authorization of attorney’s fee awards.17
3. Procedural considerations in awarding attorney’s fees.17
4. Federal Law on attorney’s fees.18
5. New York State Law on Attorney’s Fees.23
IV. Findings of Fact and Law.31
V. Conclusion.39
I. Introduction
Plaintiff applies for attorneys’ fees based on the recovery from defendants of a judgment in the sum of $18,436,034 including prejudgment interest, from a jury…
2Cases cited73 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris USA Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2004
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris USA Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Verizon Directories Corp. v. Yellow Book USA, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2004
- In re Simon II LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2002
- Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of New Jersey, Inc. v. Philip Morris Usa Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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