SAMPSON v. EASTMAN KODAK CO.

No. 1-89-0205.

195 Ill. App.3d 715 (1990)

552 N.E.2d 1194

JOYCE SAMPSON et al., Indiv. and on Behalf of all Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed March 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudnick & Wolfe, of Chicago (William J. Campbell, Jr., and John Chen, of counsel), for appellant.

Kevin M. Forde, Ltd., of Chicago (Kevin M. Forde and Katrina Veerhusen, of counsel), for appellees.


Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs filed a class action suit against Kodak to recover damages for the loss of use of their instant cameras as a result of an injunction issued in a separate patent lawsuit brought by Polaroid Corporation. That suit was settled, and plaintiffs' counsel petitioned the trial court for an award of attorney fees. The trial court awarded fees based on a lodestar amount and a...

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