ZEFFIRO v. FIRST PENNSYLVANIA BANK, N.A.

Nos. 78-3294, 78-4316.

581 F.Supp. 811 (1983)

Jay A. ZEFFIRO v. FIRST PENNSYLVANIA BANK, N.A. v. CAPITAL FIRST CORPORATION, et al. Harry M. BERNARD, JR. v. FIRST PENNSYLVANIA BANK, N.A. and Capital First Corporation v. CAPITAL FIRST CORPORATION, et al.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

December 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Finberg, Michael P. Malakoff, Pittsburgh, Pa., Abraham C. Reich, Philadelphia, Pa., Joseph W. Anthony, Minneapolis, Minn., for plaintiffs in both cases.

James P. Larkin, Minneapolis, Minn., for plaintiff in No. 78-4316.

Mark J. Levin, Philadelphia, Pa., for First Pennsylvania Bank in No. 78-3294.

Edward F. Mannino, Philadelphia, Pa., for First Pennsylvania Bank in both cases.

Alexander Kerr, Philadelphia, Pa., for Capital First Corp.

Edward M. Dunham, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for Philip M. Comerford, Harmon S. Spolan and Spector Cohen, Gadeon & Rosen.

Neil E. Jokelson, Philadelphia, Pa., for C. Lawrence Rutstein.

Arthur J. Schwab, Pittsburgh, Pa., Christopher K. Walters, Philadelphia, Pa., for Edward E. Cohen.

Richard M. Jordan, Philadelphia, Pa., for Robert C. Arthurs & Babbitt, Meyers & Co.

Barry E. Ungar, Philadelphia, Pa., for Laventhol & Horwath in No. 78-4316.

Barry S. Augenbraun, Philadelphia, Pa., for Laventhol & Horwath in No. 78-3294.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BECHTLE, District Judge.

In Alpine Pharmacy v. Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., 481 F.2d 1045 (2d Cir.1973), the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit stressed the public interest component of class action litigation in discussing the affirmative duty placed upon class counsel.

One accepting employment as counsel in a class action does not become a class representative through simple operation...

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