Legal Opinion
Great Neck Capital Appreciation Investment Partnership, L.P. v. Pricewaterhousecoopers, L.L.P.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided November 6, 2002No. 99-C-0598PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ADELMAN, District Judge.
The parties in this securities fraud class action have negotiated a settlement and ask me approve it. In order to do so, I must address four issues: (1) certification of the class; (2) the adequacy of the settlement; (3) plaintiffs’ application for attorney’s fees and costs; and (4) the objector’s application for attorney’s fees and costs. First, however, I will briefly describe the context in which these issues arise.
I. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In 1998, plaintiff investors commenced this action on behalf of themselves and others who purchased…
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