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Legal doctrine concerning whether a shareholder can recover attorney fees from a common fund

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Philip YeagerCalifornia First District Court of Appeal · 1DCA Division 5 Oral Argument - 2026/6/18 - Jun 18, 2026 · 3:09 · 18 Jun
…I want to thank the court for the tentative decision and state that the only part of the tentative decision that we argue today is the potential application of the common fund and substantial benefit attorney's fees doctrines after remand and some factual suggestions for clarification in the facts section.…
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David H. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen (11-1285) · 55:15 · Nov 2012
…I'd like just for the last minute or so to discuss the common fund rule, because I do think it applies…
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Ruth Bader GinsburgSupreme Court of the United States · US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen (11-1285) · 2:45 · Nov 2012
…that leaves open the make-hold doctrine and I assume also the common fund doctrine.…
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