Legal Opinion
Strong v. Bellsouth Telecommunications Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1998No. 97-30378PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs’ counsel appeal the district court’s' order denying an additional $1.5 million in attorneys’ fees and costs. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
I
Plaintiffs brought suit in Louisiana against BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. (“Bell-South”), alleging that BellSouth violated antitrust laws by misleading customers about its inside wire maintenance service plan (“IWMS plan”). Specifically, plaintiffs claimed that BellSouth told its customers that they would not receive the IWMS plan unless they affirmatively elected it, but then treated customers’…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Boeing Co. v. Van GemertSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- 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
- Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. KellstromCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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