Waters v. International Precious Metals Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that the values attached to “many” class action settlement funds are “illusory” or “meaningless”
• noting that the “majority of common fund fee awards fall between 20% to 30% of the fund”
• upholding an attorney fee award based on the entire settlement fund, even though a portion reverted to the defendant
• upholding an attorney fee award based on the entire settlement fund, even though a portion reverted to the defendant
• upholding an attorney fee award based on the entire settlement fund, even though a portion reverted to the defendant
• approving fee award where the district court determined that the benchmark should be 30% and then adjusting the fee award higher based on the circumstances of the case

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).