DEWEY v. VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Nos. 10-3618, 10-3651, 10-3652, 10-3798.

681 F.3d 170 (2012)

John M. DEWEY; Patrick DeMartino; Patricia Romeo; Lynda Gallo; Ronald B. Marrans; Edward O. Griffin, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT; Volkswagen Beteiligungs Gesellschaft M.B.H.; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (formerly known as Volkswagen of America, Inc.); Audi AG; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., d/b/a Audi of America, Inc.; Audi of America, LLC; Volkswagen De Mexico, S.A. De C.V. (D.N.J. 07-cv-02249). Jacqueline Delguercio; Lynda Gallo; Francis Nowicki; Kenneth Bayer, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Volkswagen America, Inc.; Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen of America, Inc., d/b/a Audi of America, Inc.; Volkswagen AG; Audi AG; Volkswagen De Mexico, S.A. De C.V.; ABC Entities 1-20 (D.N.J. 07-cv-02361). Lester Brickman, Darren McKinney, Michael Sullivan, Joshua West, Appellants in 10-3618 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. s/h/a Volkswagen of America, Inc., Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Audi of America, LLC, Audi AG, and Volkswagen Beteiligungs Gesellschaft M.B.H., Appellants at 10-3651 John M. Dewey, Patrick DeMartino, Patricia Romeo, Ronald B. Marrans, Edward O. Griffin, Jacqueline DelGuericio, Lynda Gallo, Francis Nowicki, Kenneth Bayer, Appellants in 10-3652 Daniel Sibley, David Stevens, Appellants in 10-3798.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: May 31, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angelo J. Genova , Dina M. Mastellone , Genova Burns Giantomasi & Webster, Newark, NJ, Jay P. Saltzman , Samuel P. Sporn [Argued], Schoengold & Sporn, New York, NY, for John M. Dewey, Patrick DeMartino, Patricia Romeo, Ronald B. Marrans & Edward O. Griffin.

Adam M. Slater [Argued], Matthew R. Mendelsohn , Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman, Roseland, NJ, for Jacqueline Delguercio, Lynda Gallo & Francis Nowicki.

Jeffrey L. Chase [Argued], Keith A. Frederick , Herzfeld & Rubin, New York, NY, Peter J. Kurshan , Chase, Kurshan, Herzfeld & Rubin, Livingston, NJ, for Defendants Volkswagen of America, Inc., Audi of America, LLC, Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Beteiligungs Gesellschaft M.B.H., Volkswagen de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. & Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., d/b/a Audi of America, Inc.

Theodore H. Frank [Argued], Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, DC, for Lester Brickman, Darren McKinney, Michael Sullivan & Joshua West.

Gary W. Sibley, Esq. , The Sibley Firm, Dallas, TX, David M. Nieporent , Samuel & Stein Law Office, New York, NY, for Daniel Sibley & David Stevens.

Before: FUENTES, SMITH, and JORDAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from the certification of a class, the approval of a settlement, and the award of attorneys' fees in a products liability suit concerning defective cars manufactured by Volkswagen of America, Inc., Audi of America, Inc., and related entities (collectively, "Volkswagen").1 As part of the settlement, one group of class members (the "reimbursement group") received the right to reimbursement...

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