holding that award of attorneys' fees based upon percentage of fund is not per se an abuse of discretion.
Summary of this case from Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc. v. PSI Energy, Inc.No. 87-1971.
October 3, 1988, OCTOBER TERM, 1988.
C.A. 11th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 835 F. 2d 1369.
holding that award of attorneys' fees based upon percentage of fund is not per se an abuse of discretion.
Summary of this case from Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc. v. PSI Energy, Inc.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.
Summary of this case from OMI Holdings, Inc. v. Howellupholding Florida's 12-year products liability statute of repose against a 14th amendment due process and equal protection challenge
Summary of this case from Carr v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Full title:GRIFFIN, BY AND THROUGH HER NEXT FRIEND AND NATURAL FATHER, GRIFFIN, ET…
Court:U.S.
Date published: Oct 3, 1988
Although Johnson is a statutory fee case, rather than a common fund case, a number of courts have applied the…
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