· 11/15/2007
Cohen v. Warner Chilcott Public Ltd.
Citations
- 522 F. Supp. 2d 105
- 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84567
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that class members approve a class action settlement when, after receiving notice, relatively few members object to its terms
- noting that “the existence of even a relatively few objections certainly counsels in favor of approval”
- analyzing Lorazepam factors in light of an estimated class of two million consumers and a common fund of $8.3 million
- applying same reasoning to find that adequacy requirement as to class counsel was satisfied
- $7500 incentive -46- award to named plaintiffs who provided documents and aid to counsel, and underwent cross- examination for their depositions
- “The typicality requirement aims at ensuring that the class representatives have suffered injuries in the same general fashion as absent class members.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
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Judges: Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
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