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BOEING CO. v. VAN GEMERT

No. 78-1327.

444 U.S. 472 (1980)

BOEING CO. v. VAN GEMERT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 19, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Hazard Gillespie argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Sheila T. McMeen and Bruce A. Baird.

Norman Winer argued the cause for respondents and filed a brief for certain respondents. Stuart D. Wechsler, Samuel K. Rosen, and Samuel Weinstein filed a brief for other respondents.*

MR. JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented in this class action is whether a proportionate share of the fees awarded to lawyers who represented the successful class may be assessed against the unclaimed portion of the fund created by a judgment.

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In March 1966, The Boeing Co. called for the redemption of certain convertible debentures. Boeing announced the call through...

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