California Court of Appeal· 7/31/2001

Wershba v. Apple Computer, Inc.

Citations

110 Cal. Rptr. 2d 145
91 Cal. App. 4th 224
2001 Daily Journal DAR 7983
2001 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6512
2001 Cal. App. LEXIS 606

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noting that California Business and Professions Code Section 17500 addresses deception of nonresident class members deceived by representations disseminated from California
finding a 14 1.42 multiplier reasonable where plaintiffs’ attorneys submitted declarations evidencing 15 the reasonable hourly rate for their services and outlining the number of hours dedicated to 16 the case
California law applied to “non-California members of a nationwide class where the defendant is a California corporation and some or all of the challenged conduct emanates from California”
“As a general rule, class notice must strike a balance between thoroughness and the need to avoid unduly complicating the content of the notice and confusing class members.”
overruled on other grounds by 18 Hernandez v. Restoration Hardware, Inc., 4 Cal. 5th 260 (2018)
3-4 are in the “range [of] common” multipliers for sophisticated class 19 actions

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