Citations
- 404 F.3d 173
Full opinion text
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
180 I. Introduction and Overview.
TT. Facts. ...
A. The Suit, Settlement, and Initial Fee Award. I — 1 00 to
B. The Excluded Firms. h-1 00 W
C. The Post-April 15 Purchasers. h-* 00 ^
D. The Plan of Allocation. ) — 1 CO Cn
III. Jurisdiction and Standard of Review . ZO 00
IY. Legal Background. CO CO rH
A. The Common Fund Doctrine. 00 rH
1. The Role of the Courts in Common Fund Cases .. 00 t-H
2. Awarding Fees Under the Common Fund Doctrine 05 00 rH
B. The PSLRA. H Oi rH
1. The PSLRA Lead Plaintiff. H 05 t-H
2. The Choice of Lead Counsel. OJ O) i — I
Y. The Common Fund Doctrine After the PSLRA. 05 t-H
A. Before Appointment of Lead Plaintiff. 05 t-H
1. Pre-Appointment Work Generally. 05 i — I
2. Compensation for Filing Complaints . 05 rH
B. After Appointment of Lead Plaintiff. 05 rH
1. In General. 05 t-H
2. Representation of Individual Class Members. (N3
3. Representation of Uncertified Subclasses. 03
VI. The Finkelstein, Thompson & Loughran Appeal. ^ 05