Legal Opinion
Cook v. Niedert
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1998No. Nos. 97-1666, 97-1667 and 97-1584PublishedCited by 253 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Members of a pension fund needed a named plaintiff and legal representation to combat fund mismanagement. Archie Cook, the named plaintiff, needed an incentive to bring the suit, and the attorneys he ultimately retained needed a reasonable fee for their services. One might have thought that members of the pension fund and Cook’s attorneys would be satisfied with the result in the district court. The pension fund recovered over $14 million and underwent substantial structural reforms, Cook received a $25,000 incentive award, and the attorneys obtained more than $2 million…
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