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Behrens v. Wometco Enterprises, Inc.

District Court, S.D. Florida

Decided January 8, 1988No. 85-0588-CivPublishedCited by 90 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FINAL ORDER APPROVING CLASS SETTLEMENT AND AWARDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES

JAMES LAWRENCE KING, Chief Judge.

Before this court is a motion for approval of a class settlement and a motion for an award of attorneys’ fees. After giving notice of the settlement to the class and conducting a hearing, the court approves the settlement and awards attorneys’ fees.

FACTS

This suit centers around the “going private” transaction involving Wometco Enterprises, Inc. (“Wometco”) and Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. (“KKR”), an investment firm. The negotiations for this buyout started in 1982 and lasted until April…

2Cases cited69 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  5. Ernst & Ernst v. HochfelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by90 opinions

  1. In Re Washington Public Power Supply System Securities Litigation. Class Chemical Bank, in Its Representative Capacity as Trustee for Bondholders, and Bernstein, Litowitz, Berger & Grossman Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Specthrie & Lerach Molloy, Jones & Donahue, P.C. v. City of Seattle Oregon Public Entities, Benton Rural Electric Association, Washington Washington Public Power Supply System R.W. Beck and Associates Ebasco Services Incorporated United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Director Participants' Committee Public Utility District No. 1, of Klickitat County United States of America, on Behalf of Itself and Its Agency, the Bonneville Power Administration State of Washington Bonneville Power Administration, Class and Lawrence Laub v. Continental Assurance Company v. City of Seattle Oregon Public Entities, Benton Rural Electric Association, Washington Washington Public Power Supply System R.W. Beck and Associates Ebasco Services Incorporated United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Director Participants' Committee Public Utility District No. 1, of Klickitat County United States of America, on Behalf of Itself and Its Agency, the Bonneville Power Administration State of Washington Bonneville Power Administration, Class and Continental Assurance Company v. Berger & Montague, P.A. v. City of Seattle Oregon Public Entities, Benton Rural Electric Association, Washington Washington Public Power Supply System R.W. Beck and Associates Ebasco Services Incorporated United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. Director Participants' Committee Public Utility District No. 1, of Klickitat County United States of America, on Behalf of Itself and Its Agency, the Bonneville Power Administration State of Washington Bonneville Power AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  2. Van Vranken v. Atlantic Richfield Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1995
  3. In re Domestic Air Transportation Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1993
  4. Maley v. Del Global Technologies Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2002
  5. Sowell v. Butcher & Singer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991

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