· 11/4/1991
Camden I Condominium Association, Inc. v. John B. Dunkle
Citations
- 946 F.2d 768
- 21 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 819
- 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 26049
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “The majority of common fund fee awards fall between 20% and 30% of the fund.”
- 11th Cir.; ―Henceforth in this circuit, attorneys‘ fees awarded from a common fund shall be based upon a reasonable percentage of the fund established for the benefit of the class.‖
- “[A] key element of the common fund case is that fees … are taken from the fund or damage recovery (fee spreading).”
- “[A]ttorneys’ fees awarded from a common fund shall be based upon a reasonable percentage of the fund established for the benefit of the class. The lodestar analysis shall continue to be the applicable method used for determining statutory fee-shifting awards.”
- 25 percent is the “bench mark”
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