Legal Opinion
Ramey v. Cincinnati Enquirer, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 26, 1974No. Nos. 74-1110 to 74-1116PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
These are appeals from an order granting attorneys’ fees in four stockholder derivative suits that were dismissed on grounds of mootness after trial but before adjudication. The District Judge’s order awarded a total of $865,-000 in attorneys’ fees and $35,115.96 in expenses to be paid to plaintiffs’ attorneys in four cases by defendants Enquirer 1 and Scripps,2 with a contribution of $145,375.00 on the part of the minority shareholders to be paid by American Financial Corporation.3
This litigation had its genesis in an antitrust action filed against the E. W. Scripps…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- J. I. Case Co. v. BorakSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by120 opinions
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- Shlensky v. DorseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,484 John F. Maher v. Zapata Corporation v. William Maldonado, Objector-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Cardinal Health Inc. Securities LitigationsDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2007
- Bailey v. Meister Brau, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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