United States Ninth Circuit

District court did not abuse its discretion in approving a class action settlement concerning defective dishwashers manufactured by defendant. Counsel who filed a Florida class action lack standing to pursue a fee award under California Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/16/2004
• Published 03/16/2004

Judges

• Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, O'SCANNLAIN, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Clinton A. Krislov,Krislov & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, IL, and Lester L. Levy, Wolf Popper, L.L.P., New York, NY, argued the cause for the applicants in intervention-appellants and filed briefs.  Thomas M. Wardrop, Wardrop & Wardrop, P.C., Grand Rapids, Michigan;  Beverly C. Moore, Jr., Moore & Brown, Washington, DC;  and Douglas G. Thompson, Finkelstein, Thompson & Loughran, Washington, DC, were on the briefs.


• For Appellees:
  
• George Donaldson,Law Offices of George Donaldson, San Francisco, CA, argued the cause and, with Daniel B. Harris and Ariana Farzanrad, filed briefs for the plaintiffs-appellees-cross-appellees. Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., and Christopher T. Heffelfinger, Berman Devalerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, P.C., San Francisco, CA;  and Dennis Stewart and Susan G. Taylor, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes and Lerach L.L.P., San Diego, CA, were on the briefs., Hal Bogard, General Electric Co., Louisville, KY, argued the cause for the defendant-appellee-cross-appellant and filed briefs.  Timothy P. Crudo and James L. Day, Latham & Watkins, San Francisco, California;  and Peter L. Winik and Beth A. Wilkinson, Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC, were on the briefs., John A. Yanchunis, James, Hoyer, Newcomer & Smiljanich, P.A., Tampa, FL, argued the cause and, with Mike Peacock, filed briefs for the appellants-cross-appellees.