[DOWNLOAD] "Lurie v. Canadian Javelin Limited" by Supreme Court of Illinois # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Lurie v. Canadian Javelin Limited
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 17, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 69 KB
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This appeal involves the propriety of an award of $100,000 in attorney fees in a class action suit in the circuit court of Cook County. There was a stipulated settlement, under which the class of 12 members recovered approximately $3,000. Under the stipulation the defendants agreed to pay reasonable attorney fees in addition to the damages recovered by the class. The appellate court affirmed. (92 Ill. App.3d 15.) The defendants were given leave to appeal and contend that the award is excessive in light of the size of the damages recovered by the class. The plaintiffs cross-appealed, contending that the attorney fees should have been greater to reflect the substantial amount of time expended and the involved character of the litigation. Six volumes of the seven-volume record were lost between the time of the filing of the appellate court's opinion and the oral argument before us. Consideration of the issues had to be deferred until the record could be reconstructed by the parties. The clerk of this court has been provided with a condensed two-volume record by the parties, which contains the materials they consider to be necessary for a determination of the questions presented.