State of Florida v. Stephen L. Dunne, and Exxon Corporation, in Re Coordinated Pretrial Proceedings Petroleum Products Antitrust Litigation. State of Florida v. Stephen L. Dunne, and Exxon Corp.

915 F.2d 542 1990-2 Trade Cases 69,215 STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Stephen L. DUNNE, Petitioner-Appellee, and Exxon Corporation, et al., Defendants. In re COORDINATED PRETRIAL PROCEEDINGS PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ANTITRUST LITIGATION. STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen L. DUNNE, Petitioner-Appellant, and Exxon Corp., Defendant. Nos. 88-6442, 88-6531. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 11, 1990. Decided Oct. 2, 1990. Jerome W. Hoffman, Chief, Antitrust Div., Tallahassee, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee. James G. Dunn, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellee-cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before NELSON, NORRIS and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: 1 We are asked to review an award of attorney's fees and expenses under the common fund doctrine to determine if it is reasonable under the circumstances. 2 * On July 9, 1973, the State of Florida, through its state Attorney General's office, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida against seventeen major oil companies…