Legal Opinion
In Re Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc. Securities
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 31, 2007No. Civil Action 04-2627PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HARVEY BARTLE, III, Chief Judge.
Before the court is the motion of the class representatives to award attorney’s fees in the amount of $8,187,500, that is, 25% of the settlement amount of $12.75 million, and for reimbursement of $203,609.06 in costs and other expenses. In an Order dated May 17, 2007, we entered final judgment in this case and approved the settlement agreement without explaining in detail our reasons for doing so. In addition to deciding the pending motion, we now set forth that reasoning behind our earlier decision.
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