Boyd v. Bechtel Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “recognizing the potential conflict between attorneys and the class they represent, the Court should not blindly follow counsel’s recom mendations but give them appropriate weight in light of all factors surrounding the settlement”
• finding objections from 16% of the class, including three of four named plaintiffs, insufficient by itself to overturn the settlement
• “[A]ll class members are affected equally by the settlement, and the Court finds persuasive the fact that eighty-four percent of the class has filed no opposition.”
• noting general difficulties involved in litigating a Title VII case
• approving settlement over objections from 16% of the class

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).