Legal Opinion
Williams v. Rohm and Haas Pension Plan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 2011No. 10-1978, 10-2175, 10-3713PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
After eight years, the end is near for this dispute between the Rohm and Haas Company Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) and all Plan participants and beneficiaries who took a lump sum distribution after January 1, 1976 (the “Class”). After this court affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment on liability, the Class and the Plan negotiated a $180 million settlement, of which Class counsel asked for $43.5 million in attorney’s fees. Numerous Class members objected, but the district court approved the settlement and awarded the requested attorney’s fees. Some of the…
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