common-benefit-fund

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-1163 David G. Behenna v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2024-04-29 Denied attorney-fees civil-rights class-action common-benefit-fund due-process legal-method lodestar-method reasonable-attorney-fee reasonable-compensation settlement 1. When determining a reasonable attorney's fee in a class action settlement with a common benefit fund, are district courts required to apply the per…
19-984 Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, LLC v. Common Benefit Fee and Cost Committee Fourth Circuit 2020-02-06 Denied common-benefit-fund conflict-of-interest court-appointed-committee due-process fee-allocation multidistrict-litigation self-dealing Whether federal courts must implement a process that comports with due process to determine the fee and expense allocation of common-benefit funds in …
19-791 Anderson Law Offices, et al. v. Common Benefit Fee and Cost Committee Fourth Circuit 2019-12-20 Denied appeal-rights appeal-waiver appellate-review civil-procedure common-benefit-fund court-review due-process equitable-relief federal-courts federal-jurisdiction federal-procedure judicial-discretion judicial-responsibilities standing waiver Whether federal district courts possess the authority to require appeal rights to be waived as a condition for receiving an award available under law.…