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CHAPMAN v. TRISTAR PRODUCTS, INC.

Nos. 18-3847/3866.

940 F.3d 299 (2019)

Kenneth CHAPMAN, Jessica Vennel, Jason Jackson, and Edwina Pinon, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TRISTAR PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant-Appellee, State of Arizona and Arizona Attorney General, Proposed Intervenors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: October 10, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Oramel H. (O.H.) Skinner , OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL, Phoenix, Arizona, for Appellants. Gregory F. Coleman , GREG COLEMAN LAW PC, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Class Appellees. Stephen R. Robinson , TRISTAR PRODUCTS, INC., Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, for Appellee Tristar. James Burnham , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Federal Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Oramel H. (O.H.) Skinner, Drew C. Ensign , OFFICE OF THE ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL, Phoenix, Arizona, for Appellants. Gregory F. Coleman, Adam A. Edwards , Mark E. Silvey , GREG COLEMAN LAW PC, Knoxville, Tennessee, Drew Legando , LANDSKRONER GRIECO MERRIMAN, LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, for Class Appellees. Stephen R. Robinson, TRISTAR PRODUCTS, INC., Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, for Appellee Tristar. James Burnham, Kendrack D. Lewis , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Federal Amicus Curiae. Theodore H. Frank , HAMILTON LINCOLN LAW INSTITUTE, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Before: ROGERS, BUSH and LARSEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

The Arizona Attorney General believes the plaintiff class got a bad deal in settling this products liability lawsuit over allegedly defective pressure cookers. The settlement agreement, entered after one day of trial, included an award of approximately $2 million in fees and expenses for class counsel...

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