Legal Opinion
Edward Huyer v. Steven Buckley
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 16, 2017No. 16-1681, 16-1740, 16-1743PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Steven Buckley, Jennifer Deachin, and Julius Dunmore, Jr., (collectively “objectors”) appeal the district court’s 1 order awarding attorneys’ fees in the amount of one-third of the total settlement fund in a class action settlement. Because the court’s choice to calculate attorneys’ fees based on the total settlement fund rather than the net settlement fund did not result in an unreasonable award, we affirm.
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In 2008, plaintiffs filed this class action against Wells Fargo & Co. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (‘Wells Fargo”). The plaintiffs’ claims related to Wells Fargo’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Staton v. Boeing Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Visa U.S.A. Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Petrovic v. Amoco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Sulejman Nicaj v. Shoe Carnival IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Thomas J. Johnston Therese A. Johnston, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Comerica Mortgage Corporation, Beth Wills, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Cenlar Federal Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Pollard v. Remington Arms Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 2017
- Jim Sciaroni v. Target CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
- Joshua Rawa v. James MigliaccioCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
- Anderson v. Travelex Insurance Services Inc.District Court, D. Nebraska · 2021
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