General Motors Corp. v. Bloyed

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• holding that “a trial court [must] independently determine that the requirements of Rule 42 have been scrupulously met, in their entirety, before approving any class action settlement”
• instructing that on remand \any fee awarded ... should be tested against the lodestar approach to prevent grossly excessive attorney's fee awards\
• explaining that prerequisites are designed to protect absent class members and ensure that actions taken on their behalf actually serve their interests
• explaining that due process requires “adequate representation of the interests of absentee class members” because class actions are binding on all class members
• explaining that prerequisites are designed to protect absent class members and ensure 3 that actions taken on their behalf actually serve their interests
• explaining that class actions are designed to allow numerous claimants with common complaints to obtain relief when it is not feasible for claimants to obtain relief through multiple suits for damages

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).