BERRY v. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

No. SC 92770.

397 S.W.3d 425 (2013)

Darren BERRY, et al., Respondents, v. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied May 28, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Cowden and David M. Eisenberg of Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice LLC in Kansas City, and Daniel V. Gsovski of Herzfeld & Rubin PC in NY, for Volkswagen.

Patrick J. Stueve , Todd E. Hilton , Jack D. McInnes and Bradlet T. Wilders of Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP in Kansas City, for consumers.

Bradford B. Lear and Todd C. Werts of Lear & Werts LLP in Columbia, for The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.

Hugh F. Young Jr. of the Product Liability Advisory Council Inc. in Reston, VA, Mark A. Behrens of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP in Washington, DC, and Robert T. Adams of Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP in Kansas City, for the Product Liability Advisory Council Inc.


GEORGE W. DRAPER III, Judge.

Introduction

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (hereinafter, "Volkswagen") seeks review of the trial court's judgment awarding the attorneys in the underlying class action lawsuit attorneys' fees. Volkswagen raises five points on appeal challenging the lodestar amount and the multiplier that the trial court applied.

This Court finds that the lodestar amount was within the trial court's discretion. Further, while...

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