Legal Opinion
Page v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 3, 2016No. Civil Action No. 1989-2997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
There may be two things in life that are certain, but in class-action settlements, there is but one: attorney fees. The question now before the Court is whether those fees have properly come to an end after more than $85 million in payouts. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation contends that they have because a settlement Wrap-Up Agreement unambiguously precludes fees after a ten-year period, which has now expired. Class Counsel, not surprisingly, disagree. The gist of their argument is that the PBGC failed to adequately…
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