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PRANDINI v. NATIONAL TEA CO.

No. 76-2190.

557 F.2d 1015 (1977)

Jean H. PRANDINI, Individually, and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Appellants, v. NATIONAL TEA COMPANY and the Amalgamated Food Employees Union Local 590.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael P. Malakoff, Louise R. Malakoff, Berger, Kapetan & Malakoff, and Martin Lubow, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellants.

Walter P. DeForest, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, and J. M. Maurizi, Balzarini, Walsh & Maurizi, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellees.

Before ADAMS, ROSENN and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Submitted under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) March 31, 1977.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

In certain types of litigation, a successful plaintiff may receive attorneys' fees in addition to the customary damages for his claim. Although the negotiation of a fee contemporaneously with the evaluation of damages may be conducted with diligence and honesty, the potential for impropriety gives rise to possible misunderstanding by the public. We...

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