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Civil Litigation

Jul. 30, 2020

Trends emerge under Northern District’s class settlement guidelines

In November 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California adopted the Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements, listing factors parties should address when seeking approval of class action settlements in that court.

Darren K. Cottriel

Partner
Jones Day

Phone: (949) 851-3939

Email: dcottriel@jonesday.com

McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific; CA

Darren works in Jones Day's Business & Tort Litigation practice.

Ann T. Rossum

Associate
Jones Day

Email: atrossum@jonesday.com

Ann works in Jones Day's Business & Tort Litigation practice.

Brianne J. Kendall

Associate
Jones Day

Email: bkendall@jonesday.com

Brianne works in Jones Day's Business & Tort Litigation practice.

In November 2018, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California adopted the Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements, listing factors parties should address when seeking approval of class action settlements in that court. These factors are intended to protect unnamed class members and increase transparency about the proposed settlement’s terms, particularly where a class settlement occurs at an early stage of the case when the court ...

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