Legal Opinion
Parsons v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 16, 2014No. 111978PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWatt, J.
{1 To dispose of the appeal, we must determine a single issue: 1 whether granting attorney fees exceeding $7 million in a multi-jurisdictional, class action law suit constitutes an abuse of discretion where $45,780 was awarded to the class as a whole. Here, the trial court originally determined the appropriate attorney fees to be $3,610,719.15 based on State ex rel. Burk v. City of Oklahoma City, 1979 OK 115, 598 P.2d 659 and the directives of 12 O.S. Supp.2009 § 20232 Hess filed a motion to reconsider based on the fees awarded in Berry v. Volkswagen Group of America, 397 S.W.3d 425…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Burk v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
- Simpson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 2010
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