· 2/25/1915
National Union Fire Insurance v. Light's Administrator
Citations
- 163 Ky. 169
- 173 S.W. 365
- 1915 Ky. LEXIS 200
How courts have described this case
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- finding that a pro rata allocation plan “appear[ed] to treat the class members equitably . . . and has the benefit of simplicity”
- awarding attorneys’ fees of $11.8 million, representing 20.2% of a settlement fund, on a case where lawyers spent approximately 30,000 hours
- “[a]n allocation formula need only have a reasonable, rational basis, particularly if recommended by experienced and competent class counsel” (alteration in original)
- complex antitrust case in which attorney's fees equaled 20.2% of $ 58.5 million settlement
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