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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”
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In Re Sulzer Hip Prosthesis and Knee Prosthesis Liability Litigation
eeause factors measure the attorneys' contributions, they are also appropriate in setting and reviewing percentage fee awards in common fund cases
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Karla Kaye Kuehl v. Stephen P. Burtis
See Bigford v. Taylor, 834 F.2d 1213, 1218 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 822 (1988), 488 U.S. 851 (1988).
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Karla Kaye Kuehl v. Stephen P. Burtis Terry Satterlee Other John Doe City of Sioux Falls Ezekial James McBeth
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).
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OMI Holdings, Inc. v. Howell
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.
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In Re Chambers Development Securities Litigation
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.
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Prahl v. United States Mineral Products Co.
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.
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Board of Managers of Glen Mills Schools v. West Chester Areas School District
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.
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Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Acosta
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).
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Clark v. Bear Stearns & Co.
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.
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Clark v. Bear Stearns & Co.
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).
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Aguinaga v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
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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).
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Alexander v. Beech Aircraft Corp.
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.
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Alexander v. Beech Aircraft Corporation
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.
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Sacks v. Richardson Greenshield Securities, Inc.
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).
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Volkman v. United Transportation Union
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).
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Foster v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF BUTLER CTY. COLLEGE
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).
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United States Ex Rel. Karr v. Castle
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.”).
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Holt Cargo Systems, Inc. v. Delaware River Port Authority
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).
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In Re Thirteen Appeals Arising Out of the San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation
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 .
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In Re: San Juan v. Bieder
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…
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In Re: San Juan v. Nachman
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…
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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.
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Richard Case Loretta Case v. Continental Airlines Corporation, and Texas Air Corporation
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…
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Charlene EVANS, Individually and on Behalf of a Class, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF EVANSTON, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
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.
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Northern Natural Gas Company v. Ralph Grounds, Malcolm Miller, Movant-Appellant v. Foulston, Siefkin, Powers & Eberhardt
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).
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Carr v. Beech Aircraft Corp.
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.
v.
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
No. 87-1964.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 3, 1988.
Sup. Ct. N. M. Certiorari denied.