In Re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation

How courts have described this case

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

• imposing percentage set-aside in antitrust MDL for lead counsel for plaintiffs
• in MDL case, court lacked jurisdiction to award counsel fees from settlements or judgments secured by former class members who opted out
• opt-out plaintiffs who filed independent lawsuits required to share in the cost of class counsel because they benefited from discovery and favorable court rulings
• “A necessary corollary to court appointment of lead and liaison counsel 3 and appropriate management committees is the power to assure that these attorneys receive 4 reasonable compensation for their work.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Zyprexa Products Liability Litigation
  E.D. New York· 2006-12-05· cited 28×
• Home Depot USA Inc v. Lafarge North America Inc
  Third Circuit· 2023-02-02· cited 22×
• In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation
  E.D. Louisiana· 2010-10-19· cited 19×
• In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2004-08-27· cited 9×
• In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation
  E.D. Louisiana· 2011-08-09· cited 4×
• In Re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2004-08-24· cited 4×
• Turner v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
  E.D. Louisiana· 2006-03-27· cited 4×

Cites

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

• Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay
  Supreme Court· 1978-06-21· cited 3,269×
• American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah
  Supreme Court· 1974-02-25· cited 2,015×
• Sprague v. Ticonic National Bank
  Supreme Court· 1939-04-24· cited 1,255×
• Trustees v. Greenough
  Supreme Court· 1882-05-18· cited 1,026×
• Crown, Cork & Seal Co. v. Parker
  Supreme Court· 1983-06-13· cited 967×
• Bogosian v. Gulf Oil Corp.
  Third Circuit· 1977-07-21· cited 553×
• Girsh v. Jepson
  Third Circuit· 1975-07-25· cited 427×
• In Re Recticel Foam Corporation, in Re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation. Appeal of Recticel Foam Corporation
  First Circuit· 1988-09-20· cited 170×
• In Re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation. Petition of the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee
  First Circuit· 1988-09-29· cited 168×
• Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. Gulf Oil Corporation, and United Nuclear Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1978-12-08· cited 159×
• General Leaseways, Inc. v. National Truck Leasing Association, D/B/A National Truck Leasing System
  Seventh Circuit· 1984-10-31· cited 97×
• United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Michael D. Andreas and Terrance S. Wilson, Defendants-Appellants/cross-Appellees
  Seventh Circuit· 2000-07-27· cited 97×
• Carolyn G. Winkler, Individually and as the Independent of the Estate of Bernie A. Winkler v. Eli Lilly & Co. And Paul Smith
  Seventh Circuit· 1997-03-20· cited 76×
• MacAlister v. Guterma
  Second Circuit· 1958-12-30· cited 72×
• In Re Sugar Industry Antitrust Litigation. Stotter & Co., Inc.
  Third Circuit· 1978-08-14· cited 66×
• In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2001-09-04· cited 57×
• Ellen Farber and Malcolm F. Clare, Mario Percodani v. Riker-Maxson Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1971-05-04· cited 33×
• In Re Brand Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation
  Seventh Circuit· 1997-07-31· cited 31×
• In Re Chicago Flood Litigation
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1997-06-30· cited 23×
• In Re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2003-09-24· cited 22×