Petrovic v. Amoco Oil Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that an unnamed class member has a due process right to object at the fairness hearing
• holding that an unnamed class member has a due process right to object at the fairness hear- ing
• noting that use of lodestar method may be warranted to double-check the result of the percentage-of-the-fund method
• providing that the number of class members who object to or opt out of the settlement is relevant to whether the settlement is reasonable
• stating that, to comport with Rule 23(e), notice of a class-action settlement must meet the “broad reasonableness standards imposed by due process”
• providing that the number of class members who object to or opt out of the settlement is relevant to whether the settlement is reasonable

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