Legal Opinion
In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation. (Appeal of Attorneys' Fee Awards)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 21, 1987No. 1097, Dockets 85-6305, 85-6325, 85-6343, 85-6345, 85-6347, 85-6351, 85-6353, 85-6355, 85-6357, 85-6359, 85-6361, 85-6363, 85-6383, 85-6389 and 85-6397PublishedCited by 271 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, Circuit Judge:
Our discussion of the background and procedural history of this litigation appears in Judge Winter’s lead opinion, 818 F.2d 145. The nine members of the Plaintiffs’ Management Committee (“PMC”) and various outside counsel appeal, on a number of grounds, the district court’s decision setting attorneys’ fees. On June 18, 1985, the district court issued an amended order, awarding over seven million dollars in fees and three million dollars in expenses to eighty-eight attorneys and law firms involved in the action. In re “Agent Orange” Product Liability Litigation, 611…
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