Legal Opinion

Erin Caligiuri v. Symantec Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 28, 2017No. 16-2015, 16-2113PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Erin Caligiuri and Michelle Van de Voorde appeal the district court’s 1 order approving a class action settlement and granting attorneys’ fees and service awards. Caligiuri argues that the district court abused its discretion by (1) approving the settlement without knowing the final administrative costs or the final amount received by the class, (2) calculating attorneys’ fees as a percentage of the total settlement fund without deducting administrative costs, (3) failing to ensure that unclaimed settlement funds would be used to benefit the class, and (4) granting…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Petrovic v. Amoco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  2. In Re Baby Products Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  3. Sulejman Nicaj v. Shoe Carnival IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  4. Thomas J. Johnston Therese A. Johnston, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Comerica Mortgage Corporation, Beth Wills, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Cenlar Federal Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. In Re: Airline Ticket Commission Antitrust Litigation Travel Network, Ltd., a New Jersey Corporation, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, American Society of Travel Agents, National Association for Public Interest Law, Intervenor on Appeal v. United Air Lines, Inc. American Airlines, Inc. Continental Airlines, Inc. Delta Air Lines, Inc. Northwest Airlines, Inc. Usairways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Alexia Keil v. Paul LopezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  2. Quintin Scott v. Thomas DartCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2024
  3. Jenna Dickenson v. NPAS Solutions, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2022
  4. Allicks v. Omni Specialty Packaging, LLC Case Consolidated with 20-cv-069, 20-cv-083 and 20-cv-279-LMC. ALL PLEADINGS TO BE DOCKETED IN THIS CASE.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 2021
  5. Allicks v. Omni Specialty Packaging, LLC Case Consolidated with 20-cv-069, 20-cv-083 and 20-cv-279-LMC. ALL PLEADINGS TO BE DOCKETED IN THIS CASE.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 2024

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