Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp.
290 F.3d 1043 (9th Cir. 2002) Cited 1,095 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding state law governing underlying claims in a diversity action “also governs the award of fees”
Rawlings v. Prudential-Bache Properties, Inc.
9 F.3d 513 (6th Cir. 1993) Cited 254 timesHolding that use of either the lodestar or percentage method of calculating attorney's fees is appropriate in common fund cases
Rodriguez v. Disner
688 F.3d 645 (9th Cir. 2012) Cited 130 times 2 Legal AnalysesFinding that objectors conferred a benefit on the class warranting an award of attorney's fees where their objections were instrumental in causing the district court to deny fees to class counsel
In re Ikon Office Solutions, Inc., Securities Litigation
194 F.R.D. 166 (E.D. Pa. 2000) Cited 182 timesFinding that $100 million is the informal marker constituting a "very large" settlement
Lonardo v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
706 F. Supp. 2d 766 (N.D. Ohio 2010) Cited 103 timesApproving incentive awards of $5,000 to plaintiffs who substantially contributed to litigation and testified at the fairness hearing
Parker v. Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P.
631 F. Supp. 2d 242 (E.D.N.Y. 2009) Cited 31 timesConcluding that no lodestar multiplier was necessary because "any thought of increasing Class Counsel's award for bringing a suit that risked non-payment is overcome by the need to avoid a windfall award that exceeds the value of the benefits to Class Members and unduly incentivizes the prosecution of such claims in the future"
In re Prudential Insurance Co. of America Sales Practices Litigation
273 F. Supp. 2d 563 (D.N.J. 2003) Cited 15 timesAnalyzing objectors' contribution using the Gunter factors
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal AnalysesAllowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system