Illegal Activity
none
Blackmail
none
Date
2016
Document Type
legal filing
Model
gemini-2.0-flash-001
Processed
2026-02-07T18:43
Summary
This document is a legal filing containing an expert opinion from Mr. Knapton regarding the reasonableness of Class Counsel's requested fees and expenses in a class action lawsuit. Mr. Knapton concludes that the requested amounts are generally reasonable based on his experience and comparisons to similar cases and billing rates.
Metadata
- Subject
- U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97188
- Sender
- —
- Recipients
- —
- Document ID
- DB-SDNY-0064709
- Date
- 2016
Relationships 4
| Entity 1 | Relationship | Entity 2 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Knapton | expert witness | Class Counsel | Mr. Knapton provides expert opinion on the reasonableness of Class Counsel's lodestar and expense calculations. |
| John Yanchunis | employee | Morgan & Morgan | John Yanchunis is an attorney at Morgan & Morgan. |
| Daniel Herrera | employee | Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP | Daniel Herrera is an attorney at Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP. |
| Kelly Tucker | employee | Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP | Kelly Tucker is an attorney at Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP. |
Notable Quotes 3
"is similar to the range of hours [he has] seen in other class actions that are resolved without trial."
"appears to be in the range of what New Jersey Courts have found to be reasonable in other class action matters."
"total reasonable & necessary lodestar is $3,387,328.75 based on 5,100.3 hours of time as reasonable and justified hourly rates,"
Financial Information
Amounts:$3,387,328.75$133,358.39$664.15$900$600$55059.8 billion
Raw Analysis JSON
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Themes
Legal matters/litigationFinancial transactions/money flow
Organizations 4
Morgan & MorganCafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLPTyMetrix/LegaMEWWolters Khmer Company
Locations 5
New JerseyNorthern District of CaliforniaCentral District of CaliforniaSouthern District of FloridaCalifornia
Text Analysis
- Tone
- Professional
- Purpose
- To provide an expert opinion on the reasonableness of Class Counsel's lodestar and expense calculations in a class action lawsuit.
- Significance
- This document is significant because it contains an expert's assessment of the fees and expenses requested by Class Counsel, which is a crucial factor in determining the fairness of a settlement in a class action.
File Info
- File Name
- EFTA01371372.txt
- Dataset
- dataset_10
- Type
- Text
- Model
- gemini-2.0-flash-001
- Processed
- 2026-02-07T18:43:03.876111
- DOJ Source
- View on DOJ