Legal Opinion
Merola v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 8, 1974No. 73-1811PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the award of attorneys’ fees following the settlement of an antitrust action brought on behalf of a class of service station dealers. This Court has recently developed standards for the determination of such an award in Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp., 487 F.2d 161 (3d Cir. 1973). We remand for further consideration in light of Lindy Bros.
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Plaintiffs, Frank S. Merola and Frank J. Merola, Jr., commenced this private antitrust action against the Atlantic Richfield Company (Atlantic) on behalf…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- 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 by72 opinions
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- Grunin v. International House of PancakesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- In re Fine Paper Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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