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Podiatry In Motion, Inc. v. CoverMyMeds, LLC et al

MEMORANDUM in Support of Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement

15 Cited authorities

  1. Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor

    521 U.S. 591 (1997)   Cited 6,946 times   69 Legal Analyses
    Holding that courts are "bound to enforce" Rule 23's certification requirements, even where it means decertifying a class after they had reached a settlement agreement and submitted it to the court for approval

  2. In re Cendant Corp. Litigation

    264 F.3d 201 (3d Cir. 2001)   Cited 712 times
    Holding that the PSLRA is clear that "the power to `select and retain' lead counsel belongs . . . to the lead plaintiff, and the court's role is confined to deciding whether to `approve' that choice" and that should the court disagree with the lead plaintiffs choice "it should clearly state why . . . and should direct the lead plaintiff to undertake an acceptable selection process"

  3. Mullins v. Direct Dig., LLC

    795 F.3d 654 (7th Cir. 2015)   Cited 365 times   36 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a defendant's due process is implicated when the "calculation of each class member's damages affects the total amount of damages it owes to the class"

  4. Ervin v. OS Restaurant Services, Inc.

    632 F.3d 971 (7th Cir. 2011)   Cited 219 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "employees who institute a collective action against their employer under the terms of the FLSA may at the same time litigate supplemental state law claims as a class action certified according to FRCP 23(b)"

  5. Synfuel Techs., Inc. v. DHL Express (USA), Inc.

    463 F.3d 646 (7th Cir. 2006)   Cited 175 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding a settlement inadequate because the vouchers "share some characteristics of coupons, including forced future business with the defendant and . . . the likelihood that the full amount of [Defendant's] gains will not be disgorged."

  6. Stewart v. Winter

    669 F.2d 328 (5th Cir. 1982)   Cited 182 times
    Holding that Rule 23 requires "that there be at least one issue whose resolution will affect all or a significant number of the putative class members"

  7. In re Oil Spill by the Oil Rig “Deepwater Horizon”

    910 F. Supp. 2d 891 (E.D. La. 2012)   Cited 74 times
    Finding that "any suggestion of fraud or collusion" was baseless since the "settlement was reached only after months of hard-fought negotiations"

  8. Williams v. Plan

    658 F.3d 629 (7th Cir. 2011)   Cited 63 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Affirming approval of settlement that awarded retirees about 24.3% of their estimated maximum recovery

  9. Schulte v. Fifth Third Bank

    805 F. Supp. 2d 560 (N.D. Ill. 2011)   Cited 39 times
    Finding that a "high participation rate" of over 100,000 claims favored a finding of fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy

  10. In re Lucent Technologies Inc., Securities Litigation

    307 F. Supp. 2d 633 (D.N.J. 2004)   Cited 50 times
    Granting motion for compensatory award where notice was provided to all potential class members and no party objected

  11. Section 227 - Restrictions on use of telephone equipment

    47 U.S.C. § 227   Cited 5,656 times   733 Legal Analyses
    Granting exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts over actions brought by state attorney generals