Daniel F. BRENNAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. GTE GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee

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• finding that the fourth prong was satisfied where the plaintiff provided raw data indicating that the defendant preferred younger employees
• finding that evidence company deviated from standard procedure that resulted in plaintiff’s termination demonstrated pretext
• affirming 2 approval of settlement when there was “no evidence to suggest that the settlement was 3 negotiated in haste or in the absence of information illuminating the value of plaintiffs’ 4 claims”
• sufficient evidence of meeting legitimate job expectations consisted of acceptable rankings in employment reviews and positive comments
• “Adequate notice is critical to court approval of a class settlement 5 under Rule 23(e).”

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