7 Cited authorities

  1. City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation

    495 F.2d 448 (2d Cir. 1974)   Cited 1,382 times
    Holding that Section 4 does not authorize award of attorney's fees to a plaintiff who settles his claim with the defendant
  2. Cotton v. Hinton

    559 F.2d 1326 (5th Cir. 1977)   Cited 771 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Upholding settlement despite fact that little formal discovery had been conducted and noting that, "[b]eing an extra judicial process, informality in the discovery of information is desired"
  3. Girsh v. Jepson

    521 F.2d 153 (3d Cir. 1975)   Cited 686 times   6 Legal Analyses
    In Girsh v. Jepson, 521 F.2d 153 (3d Cir.1975), we set out nine factors that courts should consider when deciding whether to approve a settlement.
  4. In re General Tire Rubber Co. Sec. Litig

    726 F.2d 1075 (6th Cir. 1984)   Cited 114 times
    Concluding that under either Auerbach or Zapata, the settlement decision of the committee would be affirmed; thus, no need to decide which Ohio would apply
  5. Evanow v. M/V Neptune

    163 F.3d 1108 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 72 times
    Holding that defendants could not show prejudice where challenged evidence was "largely duplicative" of unchallenged evidence
  6. Hemphill v. San Diego Association of Realtors, Inc.

    225 F.R.D. 616 (S.D. Cal. 2005)   Cited 37 times
    Denying discovery of class counsel's retainer agreements as not relevant to the ultimate determination of whether settlement terms are fair, reasonable, and adequate to the class
  7. Rule 45 - Subpoena

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 45   Cited 16,338 times   100 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a subpoena may command a person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition "within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person"