Karcich v. Stuart’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 20 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 77K (§ 11 of the Securities Act of 1933) · 15 U.S.C. § 78J (§ 10 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) · 15 U.S.C. § 78U (§ 21d of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
Relies on Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor · Basic Inc. v. Levinson · Gustafson v. Alloyd Co. · Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 72 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Of particular note in assessing the quality of representation is the professionalism with which all parties comported themselves. The submissions were of consistently high quality, and class counsel has been notably diligent in preparing filings in a timely manner even when under tight deadlines. This professionalism was also displayed in class counsel’s willingness to cooperate with other counsel when appropriate.... This cooperation enabled the parties to focus their disputes on issues that mattered most and to avoid pointless bickering over more minor matters.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In re Prudential does not require a contrary result. The district court there awarded $90 million in attorneys’ fees on a settlement estimated to be worth more than $1 billion. While the Third Circuit’s decision reversing this award did note that larger settlements usually receive smaller attorneys’ fees percentages, much of its concern was case specific. In particular, the court questioned such a large fee when much of the settlement resulted from a Task Force and the work of state regulators. See In re Prudential, 148 F.3d at 342 .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“measured by the quality of the result achieved, the difficulties faced, the speed and efficiency of the recovery, the standing, experience and expertise of the counsel, the skill and professionalism with which counsel prosecuted the case and the performance and quality of opposing counsel.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.