Legal Opinion
French v. Selden
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided July 16, 1999No. 99-1121-JTMPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
MARTEN, District Judge.
The present case involves a dispute concerning the allocation of attorney fees following nationwide litigation concerning the safety of pickup trucks. Plaintiffs Jack French, Randall Fisher, and Paul Weeks alleged that a contract existed to divide fees, according to specified percentages, among Fisher, Weeks, and the defendants. Fisher and Weeks are attorneys residing in Kansas. The defendants are attorneys residing in California and Louisiana. The defendants have moved to dismiss the action on a variety of grounds.
Factual Background
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Amchem Products, Inc. v. WindsorSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Caterpillar Inc. v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Strawbridge v. CurtissSupreme Court of the United States · 1806
- Carden v. Arkoma AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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