· 2/1/2012
Faught v. American Home Shield Corp.
Citations
- 668 F.3d 1233
- 2011 WL 7118832
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that “25% is generally recognized as a reasonable fee award in common fund cases”
- recognizing the 25% common fund award benchmark
- “And this court has often stated that the majority of fees in these cases are reasonable where they fall between 20–25% of the claims.”
- portion of fee properly allocated to compensation for “non-monetary benefits [counsel] achieved for the class — like company-wide policy changes...”
- portion of fee properly allocated to compensation for \non-monetary benefits [counsel] achieved for the class - like company-wide policy changes...\
- “And this court has often stated that the majority of fees in these cases are reasonable where they fall between 20–25% of the claims.”
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Judges: Dubina, Carnes, Sands
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