Lachance v. Harrington

How courts have described this case

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

• approving an incentive award of $1,000 where named plaintiffs retained counsel and responded to discovery requests
• “[A]n attorney who has created a common fund for the benefit of the class is entitled to reimbursement of his reasonable litigation expenses from that fund.”
• “[A]n attorney who has created a common fund for the benefit of the class is entitled to reimbursement of his reasonable litigation expenses from that fund.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

30 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Karcich v. Stuart
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2000-05-09· cited 104×
• In Re New Mexico Indirect Purchasers Microsoft Corp.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 2006-11-15· cited 64×
• O'Keefe v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2003-04-02· cited 64×
• Altnor v. Preferred Freezer Services, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2016-07-18· cited 49×
• In Re Xcel Energy, Inc., Securities, Derivative & \ERISA\ Litigation
  D. Minnesota· 2005-04-08· cited 42×
• In re Certainteed Corp. Roofing Shingle Products Liability Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2010-08-31· cited 38×
• Lazy Oil, Co. v. Witco Corp.
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 1997-12-31· cited 34×
• Perry v. Fleetboston Financial Corp.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2005-06-28· cited 34×
• In re AremisSoft Corp. Securities Litigation
  D. New Jersey· 2002-07-31· cited 29×
• Bezdek v. Vibram USA Inc.
  D. Massachusetts· 2015-01-16· cited 21×
• Hall v. Best Buy Co.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2011-03-24· cited 19×
• Dewey v. Volkswagen of America
  D. New Jersey· 2010-07-30· cited 18×
• State Ex Rel. Byrd v. Chadwick
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1997-11-13· cited 17×
• McDonough v. Toys \R\ Us, Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2015-01-21· cited 17×
• In Re General Instrument Securities Litigation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2001-12-27· cited 16×
• Bradburn Parent Teacher Store, Inc. v. 3M (Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2007-05-14· cited 15×
• Weber v. Government Employees Insurance
  D. New Jersey· 2009-09-30· cited 15×
• Mehling v. New York Life Insurance
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2007-10-24· cited 12×
• Neuberger v. Shapiro
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2000-08-25· cited 11×
• RAMAH NAVAJO CHAPTOR v. Norton
  D. New Mexico· 2002-12-06· cited 9×

Cites

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

• Hensley v. Eckerhart
  Supreme Court· 1983-05-16· cited 17,202×
• Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.
  Supreme Court· 1950-06-05· cited 10,395×
• Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin
  Supreme Court· 1974-05-28· cited 3,301×
• Basic Inc. v. Levinson
  Supreme Court· 1988-03-07· cited 3,007×
• Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores
  Supreme Court· 1975-10-06· cited 2,261×
• Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1972-06-12· cited 1,751×
• Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts
  Supreme Court· 1985-06-26· cited 1,691×
• City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1974-03-13· cited 1,333×
• Boeing Co. v. Van Gemert
  Supreme Court· 1980-02-19· cited 897×
• In Re General Motors Corporation Pick-Up Truck Fuel Tank Products Liability Litigation. Jack French, Robert M. West, Charles E. Merritt, Gary Blades, Dawn and Tracey Best, Gary and Jackie Barnes, Betty Marteny, John and Mary Southands, Edmund Berning, Dale W. Plummer, Edmund and Anneta Casey, John a
  Third Circuit· 1995-04-17· cited 850×
• Virginia Bankshares, Inc. v. Sandberg
  Supreme Court· 1991-06-27· cited 584×
• Six (6) Mexican Workers v. Arizona Citrus Growers Bodine Produce Company, Inc. Robert Fletcher, D/B/A Fletcher Farms
  Ninth Circuit· 1990-05-18· cited 441×
• Girsh v. Jepson
  Third Circuit· 1975-07-25· cited 427×
• Rode v. Dellarciprete
  Third Circuit· 1990-01-04· cited 421×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1996-06-27· cited 418×
• Grunin v. International House of Pancakes
  Eighth Circuit· 1975-03-17· cited 237×
• Unnamed case
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-02-09· cited 199×
• In re Fine Paper Antitrust Litigation
  Third Circuit· 1984-12-13· cited 196×
• Unnamed case
  Third Circuit· 1989-09-06· cited 163×
• Shapiro v. UJB Financial Corp.
  Third Circuit· 1992-05-20· cited 163×