United States Sixth Circuit

In a class action settlement concerning the recall of defective hip implants, the award of attorney fees is affirmed where the district court's properly considered plaintiff-law firms' receipt of contingency fees when it reduced the award of attorney fees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/22/2005
• Published 02/22/2005

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN, COLE, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• ARGUED:  Glenn Zuckerman, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York, New York, Janet G. Abaray, Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.   ON BRIEF:  Glenn Zuckerman, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York, New York, Janet G. Abaray, Gregory A. Keyser, Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellants.