ZUCKER v. WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. CORP.

No. 00-3783.

265 F.3d 171 (2001)

Albert ZUCKER; Stanley Hershfang; Jacob Joseph Miller, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION; J.C. Marous; P.E. Lego (D.C. Civil No. 91-cv-354). Daniel Mogell, in his capacity as shareholder, suing derivatively, and individually, v. Barbara H. Franklin; Richard M. Morrow; Hays T. Watkins; Donald F. Horning; John B. Carter; John C. Marous; Robert W. Campbell; Rene C. McPherson; Frank Carlucci; Richard R. Pivirotto; Paul E. Lego; William A. Powe; Gary M. Clark; William H. Gray; Paula Stern; David T. McLaughlin; Leo W. Yochum; Michael H. Jordan; Robert E. Cawthorn; George H. Conrades; David K.P. Li; Robert D. Walter; CBS Corporation f/k/a Westinghouse Electric Corporation (D.C.No.99-cv-596), William C. Rand, Stockholder Objector, owner of 100 shares of CBS Corporation common stock, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed September 10, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Greenfield, Greenfield & Goodman, Mark C. Rifkin (argued), Rifkin & Associates, Paoli, PA, Attorneys for Appellee Daniel Mogell.

Leonard Fornella, Heintzman, Warren, Wise & Fornella, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for Defendant-Appellees Westinghouse Electric Corporation and CBS Corporation.

Dennis J. Block, Caldwalader, Wickersham & Taft, and Stephen A. Radin, Weil, Gotshall & Manges, LLP, New York, NY, Joseph A. Katarincic, Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for Defendants Appellees Robert W. Campbell, Frank C. Carlucci, Robert E. Cawthorn, Gary M. Clark, George H. Conrades, William H. Gray, III, Barbara H. Franklin, Donald F. Hornig, Michael H. Jordan, Paul E. Lego, David K.P. Li, John C. Marous, David T. McLaughlin, Rene C. McPherson, Richard M. Morrow, Richard P. Pivirotto, William A. Powe, Paul Stern, Robert D. Walter, Hays T. Watkins and Leo Yochum.

William C. Rand (argued), New York, NY, Appellant pro se.

Before McKEE, AMBRO, and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

GREENBERG, Circuit Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes on before this court on an appeal by William C. Rand, a shareholder in CBS Corporation, the successor to Westinghouse Electric Corporation, from an order entered on October 19, 2000, awarding plaintiff Daniel Mogell attorney's fees of $582,443.44 out of the $750,000 requested in this derivative litigation upon its settlement. Rand objected in the district court to...

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