MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 109 MOTION for Settlement and Plan of Allocation of Settlement Proceeds. MOTION for Attorney Fees and Expenses. [Fee and Expense Memorandum]. Document
444 U.S. 472 (1980) Cited 1,027 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
Holding that decision to grant or reject objector's motion for discovery regarding fairness of settlement depended on "whether or not the District Court had before it sufficient facts intelligently to approve the settlement offer"
472 U.S. 299 (1985) Cited 366 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that in pari delicto would not prevent defrauded tippee from bringing suit against defrauding tipper, at least absent further inquiry into “relative culpabilities” of tippee and tipper
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 34,840 times 1232 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"