Legal Opinion
Kazman v. Frontier Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 28, 2013No. 14-12-00320-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JEFFREY V. BROWN, Justice.
Appellant Sam Kazman appeals the trial court’s final judgment approving a class-action settlement of consolidated shareholder lawsuits challenging the merger of Frontier Oil Corporation and Holly Corporation. In the settlement, the class obtained injunctive relief in the form of additional disclosures regarding the merger, and class counsel received attorney’s fees of $612,500.00. On appeal, Kazman contends that the cash award of attorney’s fees to class counsel violates Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 42(i)(2), which requires that “[i]f any portion of the…
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