Legal Opinion
Taylor v. City of Lenoir
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided January 15, 2002No. COA99-1228-3PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, Judge.
Plaintiffs’ class counsel (“class counsel”) appeal from a “Class Action Final Settlement Order” granting in part and denying in part their “Verified Petition/Request for Attorneys’ Fees” based upon the “common fund doctrine.” We affirm.
*271I. Facts and Procedural History
Plaintiffs herein are law enforcement officers who are currently employed by the City of Lenoir (“the City”) or who were in the City’s employ as of 1 January 1986. On 17 November 1992, plaintiffs filed a “Revised Complaint” against the City, the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Local Government Employees’…
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