Legal Opinion
Victor v. Argent Classic Convertible Arbitrage Fund L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 14, 2010No. Docket No. 08-4904-cvPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
B.D. PARKER, JR., Circuit Judge:
Under the common fund doctrine, attorneys who create a fund for the benefit of a class of plaintiffs are entitled to reasonable compensation from that fund. Plaintiffs-Appellants, represented by the firm of Chimicles & Tikellis LLP (“C & T”), filed two class action complaints alleging securities fraud by Adelphia Communications Corporation. The class action complaints were consolidated with other securities class actions filed against Adelphia, and Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams, LLP (“Abbey”) and Kirby Mclnerney LLP (“Kirby”) were appointed lead counsel. The…
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