Fifth Circuit· 2/6/1980

Piambino v. Bailey

Citations

610 F.2d 1306
29 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 370
1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 20757

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recognizing that conflicts between attorneys and clients can result in inequitable, unreasonable fee awards
explaining that it “is not our normal practice” to “independently evaluate the reasonableness of” attorneys’ fees because “the District Court is infinitely better situated to conduct the factual inquiry necessary”
vacating attorney’s fee award where district court “abdicated its responsibility to assess the reasonableness of attorney’s fees” in an unopposed class action settlement
vacating an attorney’s fee award where the district court “abdicated its responsibility to assess the reasonableness of attorney’s fees” in an unopposed class action settlement

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Judges: Coleman

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