Elder v. Tanner

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that a proposed class of at least forty members will presumptively satisfy the numerosity requirement
• noting a likely appeal of any successful trial verdict for plaintiffs would have delayed final resolution of the case, whereas settlement provided for relatively prompt recovery
• finding arm’s-length negotiations when settlement was reached “after extensive discovery, factual investigation, and legal analysis” and was “the result of months of negotiations, including in person and telephonic meetings between counsel, and oversight by” a Magistrate Judge
• “It is obvious that Plaintiffs faced significant risks in establishing both liability and damages and in continuing to trial, and that the fairness, adequacy, and reasonableness of the settlement must be viewed in light of these considerations.”
• applying these considerations to find superiority requirement met
• applying these considerations to find superiority requirement met

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).