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In Re: TFT-LCD (Flat Panel) Antitrust Litigation

MOTION for Attorney Fees Reimbursement of Expenses, and Incentive Awards

61 Cited authorities

  1. Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly

    550 U.S. 544 (2007)   Cited 274,597 times   368 Legal Analyses
    Holding that allegations of conduct that are merely consistent with wrongdoing do not state a claim unless "placed in a context that raises a suggestion of" such wrongdoing

  2. Hensley v. Eckerhart

    461 U.S. 424 (1983)   Cited 21,925 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding a civil-rights plaintiff can recover attorney's fees for claims that "involve a common core of facts or will be based on related legal theories," even if only one of those claims arises under a fee-shifting statute

  3. Blum v. Stenson

    465 U.S. 886 (1984)   Cited 8,987 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that fee shifting is “to be calculated according to the prevailing market rates in the relevant community, regardless of whether plaintiff is represented by private or nonprofit counsel”

  4. Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.

    150 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 3,092 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " common nucleus of facts and potential legal remedies dominate[d]" over "idiosyncratic differences between state consumer protection laws" where a nationwide class of minivan buyers’ claims turned on "questions of [the manufacturer’s] prior knowledge of the [vehicle’s] deficiency, the design defect, and a damages remedy"

  5. Reiter v. Sonotone Corp.

    442 U.S. 330 (1979)   Cited 1,170 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "injury to business or property" was not limited to commercial interests

  6. Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.

    488 F.2d 714 (5th Cir. 1974)   Cited 7,832 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "the novelty and difficulty of the questions" involved in the case is a factor in the determination of a reasonable fee

  7. Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert

    444 U.S. 472 (1980)   Cited 1,046 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the district court properly assessed attorney's fees based on the total fund available to the prevailing class rather than the amount actually recovered

  8. Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite

    396 U.S. 375 (1970)   Cited 1,413 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that causation of damages by materially misleading proxy misstatement could be established by showing that proxy solicitation was an "essential link in the accomplishment of the transaction"

  9. Rodriguez v. W. Publ'g Corp.

    563 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,086 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that settlement was substantively fair and reasonable to the class

  10. Gates v. Deukmejian

    987 F.2d 1392 (9th Cir. 1992)   Cited 1,724 times
    Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by applying exception to the forum rule where local counsel were unavailable

  11. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 35,653 times   1242 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

  12. Section 1407 - Multidistrict litigation

    28 U.S.C. § 1407   Cited 7,104 times   106 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing consolidation of pretrial proceedings for related cases filed in multiple federal districts

  13. Section 6a - Conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations

    15 U.S.C. § 6a   Cited 227 times   30 Legal Analyses
    Stating that Sherman Act "shall not apply to conduct involving trade or commerce (other than import trade or import commerce) with foreign nations"