Fifth Circuit· 10/2/1998

Allison v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.

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151 F.3d 402
1998 WL 483970

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holding that a settlement was fundamentally fair when it created a $6 million settlement fund for the plaintiff class without releasing their claims and provided extensive injunctive relief
holding that a settlement was fundamentally fair when it created a $6 million settlement fund for the plaintiff class without releasing their claims and provided extensive injunctive relief
holding that class satisfied typicality requirement but that certification was nonetheless improper under Rule 23(b)(2) or 23(b)(3)
holding that \monetary - 15 - relief predominates in (b)(2) class actions unless it is incidental to requested injunctive or declaratory relief.\
holding that a settlement was fundamentally fair when it created a $6 million settlement fund for the plaintiff class without releasing their claims and provided extensive injunctive relief
holding that a settlement was fundamentally fair when it created a $6 million settlement fund for the plaintiff class without releasing their claims and provided extensive injunctive relief

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Judges: Cii-Cuit, Jolly, Smith, Dennis

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