Legal Opinion
Tennille v. Western Union Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 17, 2015No. 14-1432PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McHUGH, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Western Union Company and its subsidiary, Western Union Financial Services, Inc. (collectively, Western Union), appeal the district court’s award of $40 million in attorney fees to class counsel after the settlement of a putative class action against Western Union. Because Western Union lacks standing to challenge the attorney-fee award, we do not have subject-matter jurisdiction and must dismiss the appeal.
II. BACKGROUND
A. Factual History
Western Union facilitates money transfers between customers in geographically distant locations. A small number of…
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