Taylor v. City of Lenoir

HUNTER, Judge.

An opinion was filed in this case on 17 October 2000. On 21 November 2000, plaintiffs’ class counsel filed a Petition for Rehearing. On 1 December 2000, we allowed this petition but stipulated that the case would be reconsidered without the filing of additional briefs and without oral argument. The following opinion supersedes and replaces the opinion filed 17 October 2000.

Plaintiffs’ class counsel (“class counsel”) appeal from a class action final settlement accepting in part and denying in part their motion/petition (“motion”) for attorney fees based upon the common fund…