Melnick v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 488 U.S. 822 (1988). · Go Syfert
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“eeause factors measure the attorneys' contributions, they are also appropriate in setting and reviewing percentage fee awards in common fund cases”
130 citation events (19 in the last 25 years) across 54 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: In Re Sulzer Hip Prosthesis and Knee Prosthesis Liability Litigation (ohnd, 2003-06-12)
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Top citers, strongest first. 26 distinct citers.
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) In Re Sulzer Hip Prosthesis and Knee Prosthesis Liability Litigation
N.D. Ohio · 2003 · signal: see · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence high
eeause factors measure the attorneys' contributions, they are also appropriate in setting and reviewing percentage fee awards in common fund cases
cited Cited "see" Karla Kaye Kuehl v. Stephen P. Burtis
8th Cir. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Bigford v. Taylor, 834 F.2d 1213, 1218 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 (1988), 488 U.S. 851 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Karla Kaye Kuehl v. Stephen P. Burtis Terry Satterlee Other John Doe City of Sioux Falls Ezekial James McBeth
8th Cir. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Bigford v. Taylor, 834 F.2d 1213, 1218 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 66 , 102 L.Ed.2d 43 (1988), 488 U.S. 851 , 109 S.Ct. 135 , 102 L.Ed.2d 108 (1988).
discussed Cited "see" OMI Holdings, Inc. v. Howell
Kan. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
See U.S. Aluminum Corp./Texas v. Alumax, Inc., 831 F.2d 878 (9th Cir. 1987), cert. denied 488 U.S. 822 (1988) (finding that denial of fee petition in patent infringement action did not collaterally estop an action for malicious prosecution because the burden of proof for the fee petition was clear and convincing evidence, while burden of proof for malicious prosecution was preponderance of the evidence.) On the other hand, Howell contends that an embracery action would result in duplicative litigation.
cited Cited "see" In Re Chambers Development Securities Litigation
W.D. Pa. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See Brown [v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 838 F.2d 451 ] at 454 [ (10th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 66 , 102 L.Ed.2d 43 (1988) ].” UNISYS, 886 F.Supp. at 460.
discussed Cited "see" Prahl v. United States Mineral Products Co.
Fla. Dist. Ct. App. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See Eddings v. Volkswagenwerk, A.G., 635 F.Supp. 45 (N.D.Fla.1986), aff'd, 835 F.2d 1369 (11th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 68 , 102 L.Ed.2d 44 (1988); Williams v. American Laundry Mach.
discussed Cited "see" Board of Managers of Glen Mills Schools v. West Chester Areas School District
E.D. Pa. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See Neiderhiser v. The Borough of Berwick, 840 F.2d 213, 218 (3d Cir.) (video store operator stated a claim for denial of substantive due process when the Borough denied a zoning exemption because it was concerned about the “adult” nature of the videos he planned to sell), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 67 , 102 L.Ed.2d 44 (1988); DeMutis v. Borough of Phoenixville, No. 90-3519, 1990 WL 96100 , 1990 U.S. Dist.
discussed Cited "see" Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Acosta
Fla. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
R.R. v. White, 243 U.S. 188, 198 , 37 S.Ct. 247, 250 , 61 L.Ed. 667 (1917); see Eddings v. Volkswagenwerk, A.G., 835 F.2d 1369 , 1374 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 68 , 102 L.Ed.2d 44 (1988); see also Acosta v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 592 So.2d 1102 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991).
discussed Cited "see" Clark v. Bear Stearns & Co.
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See U.S. Aluminum Corp./Texas v. Alumax, Inc., 831 F.2d 878, 879-80 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 68 , 102 L.Ed.2d 45 (1988). 21 No transcript of the arbitration was filed with the district court and no evidence submitted to the arbitration panel became part of the district court record.
cited Cited "see" Clark v. Bear Stearns & Co.
9th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See U.S. Aluminum Corp./Texas v. Alumax, Inc., 831 F.2d 878, 879-80 (9th Cir.1987), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 68 , 102 L.Ed.2d 45 (1988).
discussed Cited "see" Aguinaga v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union (2×)
D. Kan. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
The common fund doctrine “rests on the perception that . persons who obtain the benefit of a lawsuit without contributing to its cost are unjustly enriched at the successful litigant’s expense.” Id.; see Brown v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 838 F.2d 451, 454 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 66 , 102 L.Ed.2d 43 (1988).
cited Cited "see" Alexander v. Beech Aircraft Corp.
10th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Eddings v. Volkswagenwerk, A.G., 835 F.2d 1369 , 1371-72 n. 2 (11th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom., 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 68 , 102 L.Ed.2d 44 (1988); Anderson v. M.W.
cited Cited "see" Alexander v. Beech Aircraft Corporation
10th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See Eddings v. Volkswagenwerk, A.G., 835 F.2d 1369 , 1371-72 n. 2 (11th Cir.), cert. denied sub nom., 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 68 , 102 L.Ed.2d 44 (1988); Anderson v. M.W.
cited Cited "see" Sacks v. Richardson Greenshield Securities, Inc.
E.D. Cal. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See, U.S. Aluminum Corp. v. Alumax, Inc., 831 F.2d 878, 881 (9th Cir.1987) cert. den., 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 68 , 102 L.Ed.2d 45 (1988).
discussed Cited "see" Volkman v. United Transportation Union
D. Kan. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
The common fund doctrine “rests on the perception that persons who obtain the benefit of a lawsuit without contributing to its cost are unjustly enriched at the successful litigant’s expense.” Id.; see Brown v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 838 F.2d 451, 454 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 66 , 102 L.Ed.2d 43 (1988).
discussed Cited "see" Foster v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF BUTLER CTY. COLLEGE
D. Kan. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
The common fund doctrine “rests on the perception that persons who obtain the benefit of a lawsuit without contributing to its cost are unjustly enriched at the successful litigant’s expense.” Id.; see Brown v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 838 F.2d 451, 454 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 66 , 102 L.Ed.2d 43 (1988).
discussed Cited "see" United States Ex Rel. Karr v. Castle
D. Del. · 1990 · signal: see · confidence high
See generally Neiderhiser v. Borough of Berwick, 840 F.2d 213, 218 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 67 , 102 L.Ed.2d 44 (1988) (If the “exemption was denied for no reason other than that it possessed a certain type of movie for rent or resale ..., [then plaintiff] plainly states a cause of action based on a violation of due process, since a denial based on nothing other than the subject matter of the films it distributed would be arbitrary or irrational.”).
cited Cited "see, e.g." Holt Cargo Systems, Inc. v. Delaware River Port Authority
E.D. Pa. · 1998 · signal: see also · confidence low
See DeBlasio, 53 F.3d at 601 n. 10; see also Neiderhiser v. Borough of Berwick, 840 F.2d 213, 217-18 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 67 , 102 L.Ed.2d 44 (1988).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re Thirteen Appeals Arising Out of the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation
1st Cir. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
For this reason, we find it unsurprising that other courts have cited footnote 16 as evidence that the Blum Court's "approval of the lodestar method in the fee-shifting context was not intended to overrule prior common fund cases....” Swedish Hosp., 1 F.3d at 1268; see also Brown v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 838 F.2d 451, 454 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 66 , 102 L.Ed.2d 43 (1988). 8 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re: San Juan v. Bieder
1st Cir. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
Its blue-ribbon task force, although recommending continued use of the lodestar technique in statutory fee-shifting 7For this reason, we find it unsurprising that other courts have cited footnote 16 as evidence that the Blum Court's "approval of the lodestar method in the fee-shifting context was not intended to overrule prior common fund cases. . . ." Swedish Hosp., 1 F.3d at 1268; see also Brown v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 838 F.2d 451, 454 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 (1988). 19 cases, concluded that all fee awards in common fund cases should be structured as a percentage of the f…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." In Re: San Juan v. Nachman
1st Cir. · 1995 · signal: see also · confidence low
Its blue-ribbon task force, although recommending continued use of the lodestar technique in statutory fee-shifting ____________________ 7For this reason, we find it unsurprising that other courts have cited footnote 16 as evidence that the Blum Court's ____ "approval of the lodestar method in the fee-shifting context was not intended to overrule prior common fund cases. . . ." Swedish _______ Hosp., 1 F.3d at 1268; see also Brown v. Phillips Petroleum Co., _____ ___ ____ _____ ______________________ 838 F.2d 451, 454 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 (1988). _____ ______ 19 cases, concl…
cited Cited "see, e.g." cadc 1993
D.C. Cir. · 1993 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Brown v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 838 F.2d 451 (10th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 66 , 102 L.Ed.2d 43 (1988); In re Terra-Drill Partnerships Sec.
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Richard Case Loretta Case v. Continental Airlines Corporation, and Texas Air Corporation
10th Cir. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
In class action cases, the Supreme Court has stated that, in awarding litigation expenses from a common fund, the court must consider: (1) whether the classes of persons benefiting from the lawsuit were small in number and readily identifiable, (2) whether the benefits bestowed on the classes are easily traced, and (3) whether the costs could be "shifted with some exactitude to those benefiting." Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert, 444 U.S. 472, 478-79 (1980); see also Brown v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 838 F.2d 451, 454 (10th Cir.) (underlying purpose of common fund doctrine is to place cost of litigatio…
cited Cited "see, e.g." Charlene EVANS, Individually and on Behalf of a Class, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF EVANSTON, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
7th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Brown v. Phillips Petroleum, 838 F.2d 451, 454-55 (10th Cir.1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 66 , 102 L.Ed.2d 43 (1988); Bebchick v. Washington Metro.
cited Cited "see, e.g." Northern Natural Gas Company v. Ralph Grounds, Malcolm Miller, Movant-Appellant v. Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt
10th Cir. · 1991 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See e.g., Brown v. Phillips Petroleum Co., 838 F.2d 451 , cert denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 66 , 102 L.Ed.2d 43 (1988); Northern Natural Gas Co. v. Hegler, 818 F.2d 730 (10th Cir.1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Carr v. Beech Aircraft Corp.
D. Ariz. · 1991 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Eddings v. Volkswagenwerk, A.G., 835 F.2d 1369 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 , 109 S.Ct. 68 , 102 L.Ed.2d 44 (1988) (upholding Florida’s 12-year products liability statute of repose against a 14th amendment due process and equal protection challenge); Bowman v. Niagara Machine and Tool Works, Inc., 832 F.2d 1052 (7th Cir.1987) (upholding the constitutionality of Indiana’s 10 year products liability statute of repose against a 14th amendment equal protection challenge); Mathis v. Eli Lilly and Co., 719 F.2d 134 (6th Cir.1983) (upholding the constitutionality of Tennesse…
Melnick
v.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
No. 87-1964.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 3, 1988.
488 U.S. 822

Sup. Ct. N. M. Certiorari denied.