Jones v. GN Netcom, Inc.
654 F.3d 935 (9th Cir. 2011) Cited 1,447 times 7 Legal AnalysesHolding that district courts should "award only that amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained," even where counting all hours reasonably spent would produce a larger fees award
Ryan v. Commodity Futures Trading Com'n
125 F.3d 1062 (7th Cir. 1997) Cited 107 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that an amicus brief should be allowed when the amicus has unique information or perspective that can help the court beyond that the lawyers or the parties are able to provide
In re Synthroid Marketing Litigation
325 F.3d 974 (7th Cir. 2003) Cited 67 timesConcluding that an agreement as to fees reached by counsel in a class action is not binding, rather it must be approved by the court
Miller-Wohl Co. v. Commissioner of Labor & Industry
694 F.2d 203 (9th Cir. 1982) Cited 92 timesHolding that because "[a]n amicus curiae is not a party to litigation," courts will "rarely" give "party prerogatives to those not formal parties"
In re Transpacific Passenger Air Transportation Antitrust Litigation
No. C 07-05634 CRB (N.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2015) Cited 9 timesNo. C 07-05634 CRB 08-13-2015 IN RE TRANSPACIFIC PASSENGER AIR TRANSPORTATION ANTITRUST LITIGATION This Document Relates to: ALL ACTIONS CHARLES R. BREYER UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE ORDER GRANTING FEE AWARD Before the Court is Objector Amy Yang's Motion for Attorneys' Fees. See Mot. (dkt. 1029). Yang's Motion makes three requests. First, Yang requests that the Court award the Center for Class Action Fairness ("CCAF") $644,270 in attorneys' fees, but that any amount over $90,000 be added to the
Northern Securities Co. v. United States
191 U.S. 555 (1903) Cited 36 timesDiscussing discretionary standard for permitting amicus filings