Dick v. Sprint Communications Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “Giving substantial weight to the recommendations of experienced attorneys, who have engaged in arms-length settlement negotiations, is appropriate ...”
• “[t]here is a strong public interest in encouraging settlement of complex litigation and class action suits because they are notoriously difficult and unpredictable and settlement conserves judicial resources.”
• 24% of common fund was reasonable
• 24% of common fund was reasonable
• 24% of common fund was reasonable

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cites

34 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. General Motors Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-08-07· cited 347×
• Reed v. Rhodes
  Sixth Circuit· 1999-06-10· cited 300×
• Williams v. Vukovich
  Sixth Circuit· 1983-11-04· cited 286×
• Gonter v. Hunt Valve Co., Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2007-12-18· cited 177×
• Moulton v. United States Steel Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 2009-09-22· cited 136×
• Bowling v. Pfizer, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1996-12-12· cited 129×
• Ehrheart v. Verizon Wireless
  Third Circuit· 2010-06-15· cited 125×
• Everett Hadix, C. Pepper Moore v. Perry Johnson
  Sixth Circuit· 2003-03-10· cited 121×
• Granada Investments, Inc. v. DWG Corp.
  Sixth Circuit· 1992-04-30· cited 121×
• Ramey v. Cincinnati Enquirer, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1974-12-26· cited 116×
• Rawlings v. Prudential-Bache Properties, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1993-11-10· cited 114×
• In re Cardizem CD Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Michigan· 2003-10-10· cited 106×
• Knez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
  Supreme Court· 1975-06-23· cited 97×
• Lonardo v. Travelers Indemnity Co.
  N.D. Ohio· 2010-07-21· cited 93×
• In Re General Tire And Rubber Company Securities Litigation
  Sixth Circuit· 1984-03-08· cited 82×
• Martha Vassalle v. Midland Funding LLC
  Sixth Circuit· 2013-02-26· cited 75×
• In Re Cardinal Health Inc. Securities Litigations
  S.D. Ohio· 2007-12-31· cited 74×
• Lindy Bros. Builders, Inc. of Phila. v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.
  Third Circuit· 1973-10-31· cited 63×
• Enterprise Energy Corp. v. Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.
  S.D. Ohio· 1991-06-18· cited 54×
• In re Delphi Corp. Securities, Derivative & \Erisa\ Litigation
  E.D. Michigan· 2008-01-11· cited 53×