Patton v. Administrator of Civil Aeronautics

How courts have described this case

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

• explaining that “the single clearest factor reflecting the quality of class counsel’s services to the class are the results obtained”
• noting that “[t]he Circuit has explained that the goal of the percentage fee-award device is to ensure that competent counsel continue to undertake risky, complex and novel litigation.”
• noting “the single clearest factor reflecting the quality of the class counsel’s services to the class are the results obtained.”
• taking into account different rates for partners and associates in the lodestar cross- check
• “the single clearest factor reflecting the quality of the class counsels’ services to the class are the results obtained”
• “‘[T]he single clearest factor reflecting the quality of class counsels’ services to the class are the results obtained.’”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).