context: In addition, the Court notes the significance that, in this case, Class Counsel did not begin negotiating their fee until all of the settlement terms for the Class had been fully negotiated. (PI.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 148 F.3d 335, 335
citation_a.parenthetical: noting that parties properly negotiated settlement before negotiating attorneys' fees
citation_a.sentence: Fee Brief at 1.) See Prudential I, 962 F.Supp. at 577, aff'd, 148 F.3d at 335 (noting that parties properly negotiated settlement before negotiating attorneys’ fees); cf. Prandini v. National Tea Co., 557 F.2d 1015 (3d Cir.1977) (rejecting a settlement agreement which contained an award of attorneys’ fees, holding class counsel should not simultaneously negotiate both a settlement and the attorneys’ fees).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.parenthetical: rejecting a settlement agreement which contained an award of attorneys' fees, holding class counsel should not simultaneously negotiate both a settlement and the attorneys' fees
citation_b.sentence: Fee Brief at 1.) See Prudential I, 962 F.Supp. at 577, aff'd, 148 F.3d at 335 (noting that parties properly negotiated settlement before negotiating attorneys’ fees); cf. Prandini v. National Tea Co., 557 F.2d 1015 (3d Cir.1977) (rejecting a settlement agreement which contained an award of attorneys’ fees, holding class counsel should not simultaneously negotiate both a settlement and the attorneys’ fees).