Legal Opinion
Gunter v. Ridgewood Energy Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 27, 2000No. 00-5053UnknownCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court ruling on an attorneys’ fee application following the settlement of a complicated class action that resulted in a $9.5 million settlement for the benefit of the named plaintiffs and unnamed class members. In accordance with their agreement with their clients (the class representatives), and the terms of the class action notice to which no class member objected, plaintiffs’ attorneys (“Counsel”) applied for attorneys’ fees, amounting to one-third of the settlement amount, and approximately $300,000 in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Deposit Guaranty National Bank v. RoperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- In Re: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Sales Practices LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John and Connie Yonki, Carl and Kathryn Corona, Dallas and Patricia Nelson, Mynard and Mildred Duncan, Kirby L. Stegman, Dewayne Anderson, Morris and Barbara Betzold, in No. 94-1064. Rudolph Jenkins, William D. Cunningham, Mather Johnson, Forrest Charles Ginn, Buren William Jones and Martin D. Parkman, in No. 94-1194. Parish of Jefferson, in No. 94-1195. The State of New York, in No. 94-1198. Elton Wilson, Individually, and Frank I. Owen, Individually and on Behalf of the Residents of the State of Alabama, in No. 94-1202. City of New York, in No. 94-1203. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1207. Betty Youngs, Barbara Phillips, Margaret Engel, Larry Swope, Robbin Maxwell and Center for Auto Safety, in No. 94-1208. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, in No. 94-1219Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Klehr v. A. O. Smith Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1997
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3Cited by40 opinions
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