Steve CHAMBERS; Lynn Van Der Veer; Joseph Cicchelli; Kurt Himler; Susan Milicia; Gary Leblanc; James Cashman; Kevin O'Donnell; George Bliss; Susan Bathon; Maureen Meneghetti; W. David Beal; Linda Sample; Shirl Mederlet; Lyndee Walker; Jackie Steffes; Raymond Paolini, Jr.; Zila Koswener; Pamela Walchli, as individuals and for all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
Christine Knott, Objector-Appellant,
v.
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation; Sears Holdings Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; Sears, Roebuck and Co., a New York corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Steve Chambers; Lynn Van Der Veer; Joseph Cicchelli; Kurt Himler; Susan Milicia; Gary Leblanc; James Cashman; Kevin O'Donnell; George Bliss; Susan Bathon; Maureen Meneghetti; W. David Beal; Linda Sample; Shirl Mederlet; Lyndee Walker; Jackie Steffes; Raymond Paolini, Jr.; Zila Koswener; Pamela Walchli, as individuals and for all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
v.
Whirlpool Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; Sears Holdings Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; Sears, Roebuck and Co., a New York corporation, Defendants-Appellants.
Steve Chambers; Lynn Van Der Veer; Joseph Cicchelli; Kurt Himler; Susan Milicia; Gary Leblanc; James Cashman; Kevin O'Donnell; George Bliss; Susan Bathon; Maureen Meneghetti; W. David Beal; Linda Sample; Shirl Mederlet; Lyndee Walker; Jackie Steffes; Raymond Paolini, Jr.; Zila Koswener; Pamela Walchli, as individuals and for all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
Jan L. Miorelli, Personal Representative of the Estate of George P. Liacopoulos, Objector-Appellant,
v.
Whirlpool Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; Sears Holdings Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; Sears, Roebuck and Co., a New York corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Steve Chambers; Lynn Van Der Veer; Joseph Cicchelli; Kurt Himler; Susan Milicia; Gary Leblanc; James Cashman; Kevin O'Donnell; George Bliss; Susan Bathon; Maureen Meneghetti; W. David Beal; Linda Sample; Shirl Mederlet; Lyndee Walker; Jackie Steffes; Raymond Paolini, Jr.; Zila Koswener; Pamela Walchli, as individuals and for all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees,
W. Allen McDonald, Objector-Appellant,
v.
Whirlpool Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; Sears Holdings Corporation, a Delaware Corporation; Sears, Roebuck and Co., a New York corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
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Argued and Submitted January 23, 2020 Pasadena, California.
Sam A. Miorelli (argued), Law Office of Sam Miorelli P.A., Orlando, Florida, for Objector-Appellant/Cross-Appellee Jan L. Miorelli, Personal Representative of the Estate of George P. Liacopoulos.
Christopher T. Cain , Scott & Cain, Knoxville, Tennessee, for Objector-Appellant W. Allen McDonald.
Before: Richard R. Clifton and Kenneth K. Lee, Circuit Judges, and Frederic Block, District Judge.
OPINION
LEE, Circuit Judge.
Is it reasonable to award $14.8 million in attorney's fees in a class action settlement that provides $116.7 million in benefits to class members? But what if the class settlement is in fact worth only $4.2 million? We face these two dramatically divergent scenarios...
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