Pearson v. Target Corporation

MOTION

N.D. Ill.May 14, 2015

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION NICK PEARSON, FRANCISCO PADILLA, CECILIA LINARES, AUGUSTINA BLANCO, ABEL GONZALEZ, and RICHARD JENNINGS, On Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. NBTY, INC., a Delaware corporation; and REXALL SUNDOWN, INC., a Florida corporation; and TARGET CORPORATION, a Minnesota Corporation, Defendants. Case No.: 11 CV 07972 CLASS ACTION Judge James B. Zagel PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT TO: All Parties and Their Attorneys of Record Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, Plaintiffs Augustina Blanco, Abel Gonzalez, Cecilia Linares, and Francisco Padilla, by their counsel Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint, P.C. and Boodell & Domanskis, LLC; and Plaintiff Richard Jennings, by his counsel Denlea & Carton LLP; respectfully request that the Court preliminarily approve a nationwide class settlement, as more fully set forth and described in detail in the accompanying Memorandum in Support of Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement, and the entry of an order: (1) preliminarily approving the Settlement Agreement as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (2) approving the Notice Plan attached as Exhibit B to the Settlement Agreement; 2 (3) setting the date and time of the Fairness Hearing; (4) provisionally certifying the Class under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for settlement purposes only (“Settlement Class”); (5) provisionally appointing Plaintiffs as representatives of the Settlement Class; and (6) provisionally appointing Jeffrey I. Carton and Peter N. Freiberg (Denlea & Carton LLP), Elaine A. Ryan (Bonnett, Fairbourn, Friedman & Balint, P.C.), and Stewart M. Weltman (Boodell & Domanskis, LLC) as Class Counsel. DATED: May14, 2015 By: /s/Stewart M. Weltman Stewart M. Weltman BOODELL & DOMAKSKIS, LLC 353 N. Clark Street Suite 1800 Chicago, Illinois 60654 Telephone: 312-938-4070 By: /s/Elaine A. Ryan Elaine A. Ryan Patricia N. Syverson Lindsey M. Gomez-Gray BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C. 2325 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 300 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Telephone: 602-274-1100 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Francisco Padilla, Cecilia Linares, Augustina Blanco, and Abel Gonzalez By: /s/Peter N. Freiberg Peter N. Freiberg Jeffrey I. Carton DENLEA & CARTON LLP 2 Westchester Park Drive Suite 410 White Plains, New York 10604 Telephone: 914-331-0100 Attorneys for Plaintiff Richard Jennings 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on May 14, 2015, a true and correct copy of the following document was electronically filed and served on all counsel of record in this action who are deemed to have consented to electronic service via the Court’s CM/ECF system: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement. By: /s/Peter N. Freiberg Peter N. Freiberg DENLEA & CARTON LLP 2 Westchester Park Drive Suite 410 White Plains, New York 10604 Telephone: (914) 331-0100