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ALLEN v. LLOYD'S OF LONDON

Civil Action No. 3:96CV522.

975 F.Supp. 802 (1997)

Louis F. ALLEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. LLOYD'S OF LONDON, an unincorporated association; Corporation of Lloyd's, a/k/a Society and Council of Lloyd's; Council of Lloyd's, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

August 12, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter D. Kelley, Jr., Conrad M. Shumadine, Willcox & Savage, Norfolk, VA, A. Stephens Clay, Richard R. Cheatham, Stephen E. Hudson, Christopher B. Lyman, Kilpatrick & Cody, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiffs.

Henry H. McVey, III, Warren E. Zirkle, Charles M. Sims, McGuire, Woods, Battle & Boothe, Richmond, VA, Michael H. Rauch, Bonnie Steingart, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobsen, New York City, Cynthia T. Andreason, Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene & Macrae, Washington, DC, for Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PAYNE, District Judge.

The plaintiffs, hereinafter referred to as "Names," have filed a Motion For Attorney's Fees seeking an award of the attorney's fees and litigation costs incurred prosecuting this action. The claim to attorney's fees is made pursuant to the "common benefit" doctrine, which permits a plaintiff to obtain reimbursement of attorney's fees and expenses under limited circumstances.

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