William Weinberger v. Great Northern Nekoosa Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit · Decided 1991-02-11

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SELYA, Circuit Judge. This appeal requires that we consider, for the first time, how a district court should respond to an application for attorneys’ fees made in conjunction with the voluntary discontinuance of a class action suit under circumstances where there is no common fund and the fees are to be paid pursuant to a “clear sailing” agreement. <a class="footnote" href="#f…

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