United States Fifth Circuit

In a securities fraud class action suit stemming from the downfall of Enron Corporation, the district court's decision to approve a $40 million dollar partial settlement is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/15/2004
• Published 12/15/2004

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge:, Before: SMITH, STEWART and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sanford Svetcov (argued), Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, San Francisco, CA, for Newby and Regents of the University of California., Stuart Cooper Yoes, William H. Yoes, The Yoes Law Firm, Beaumont, TX, for Rinis Travel Serv. Inc. Profit Sharing Trust UA 6-1-1989 and Rinis., Steve W. Berman, Andrew M. Volk, Clyde A. Platt, Hagens Berman, Lynn Lincoln Sarko, Keller Rohrback, Seattle, WA, for Tittle., Harvey Grannis Brown, Jr., Wright Brown & Close, Houston, TX, for Andersen-United Kingdom and Andersen-Brazil., Michael G. Davies, Hoguet Newman & Regal, New York City, for Arthur Andersen & Co. India., William F. Lloyd (argued), Jeffrey C. Sharer, David Andrew Gordon, Sidley, Austin, Brown & Wood, Chicago, IL, for Andersen Worldwide SC., Maureen McGuirl (argued), Blair Countrey Fensterstock, Roy B. Oser, Fensterstock & Partners, New York City, for Appellants.