Legal Opinion
Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,720 William R. Van Gemert v. The Boeing Company (Formerly the Boeing Airplane Company)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 21, 1978No. 551, Docket 77-7547PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Chief Judge:
Attorneys litigating class actions have been variously described as “economically rational entrepreneurs,” champions of aggrieved individuals for whom a conventional lawsuit would not be feasible, and the recipients of a “golden harvest of fees.” These diverse perspectives, however,* are united by a common theme of which we are not unaware. The conduct of class action litigation is affected by the principles governing the compensation of the attorneys who bring them.
Today we decide, in a case of first impression, that the fees and costs of counsel may be…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by61 opinions
- Boeing Co. v. Van GemertSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Sergeant Perry Watkins v. United States ArmyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- In re Nasdaq Market-Makers Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- County of Suffolk v. Long Island Lighting Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- John C. Shimman v. International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 18Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
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