Legal Opinion
In Re Catfish Antitrust Litigation
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided August 12, 1996No. 2:92cv73-D-O, MDL No. 928PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVIDSON, District Judge.
After almost four years of litigation before the undersigned, the parties now come before the court seeking final approval of settlements between them which will terminate this cause. In addition, the petitioners seek approval of both an award of attorneys’ fees and incentive awards for the named plaintiffs. The total amount of proceeds from the proposed settlements in this case is $27,525,-000. 00, and constitutes the sum of multiple settlement agreements with the various defendants.
1. APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENTS
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
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