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Siegal et al v. Gamble et al

MOTION for Settlement Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement

30 Cited authorities

  1. Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.

    150 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 3,057 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " common nucleus of facts and potential legal remedies dominate[d]" over "idiosyncratic differences between state consumer protection laws" where a nationwide class of minivan buyers’ claims turned on "questions of [the manufacturer’s] prior knowledge of the [vehicle’s] deficiency, the design defect, and a damages remedy"

  2. Jones v. GN Netcom, Inc.

    654 F.3d 935 (9th Cir. 2011)   Cited 1,462 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that district courts should "award only that amount of fees that is reasonable in relation to the results obtained," even where counting all hours reasonably spent would produce a larger fees award

  3. Staton v. Boeing Co.

    327 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2003)   Cited 1,930 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "named plaintiffs ... are eligible for reasonable incentive payments" in addition to reimbursement "for their substantiated litigation expenses, and identifiable services rendered to the class directly under the supervision of class counsel"

  4. Rodriguez v. W. Publ'g Corp.

    563 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 1,065 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that settlement was substantively fair and reasonable to the class

  5. Churchill Village v. General Electric

    361 F.3d 566 (9th Cir. 2004)   Cited 741 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that approval of a settlement that received 45 objections and 500 opt-outs out of 90,000 class members was proper

  6. Armstrong v. Davis

    275 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 2001)   Cited 747 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that " Garrett makes clear that . . . there is no barrier to the injunction against Nielson in his official capacity as Secretary of the Board [under the ADA]."

  7. Officers for Justice v. Civil Serv. Comm'n

    688 F.2d 615 (9th Cir. 1982)   Cited 1,129 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding a settlement must stand or fall in its entirety because a district court cannot "delete, modify or substitute certain provisions"

  8. Class Plaintiffs v. City of Seattle

    955 F.2d 1268 (9th Cir. 1992)   Cited 771 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the relevant indenture agreement allowed the trustee to "bring tort and fraud claims on behalf of the bondholders"

  9. City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation

    495 F.2d 448 (2d Cir. 1974)   Cited 1,392 times
    Holding that Section 4 does not authorize award of attorney's fees to a plaintiff who settles his claim with the defendant

  10. Linney v. Cellular Alaska Partnership

    151 F.3d 1234 (9th Cir. 1998)   Cited 402 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a settlement was fundamentally fair when it created a $6 million settlement fund for the plaintiff class without releasing their claims and provided extensive injunctive relief

  11. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 34,993 times   1236 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"

  12. Section 701 - Interim trustee

    11 U.S.C. § 701   Cited 1,870 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Granting the U.S. Trustee the power to appoint a "disinterested person" from "the panel of private trustees" as an interim trustee

  13. Section 1101 - Definitions for this chapter

    11 U.S.C. § 1101   Cited 1,801 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Requiring only the “commencement of distribution under the plan”

  14. Section 77a - Short title

    15 U.S.C. § 77a   Cited 1,231 times   30 Legal Analyses
    Titling act

  15. Section 25504 - Joint and several liability

    Cal. Corp. Code § 25504   Cited 136 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Containing language substantially similar to Utah's statute

  16. Section 25504.1 - Liability of person who materially assists in violation

    Cal. Corp. Code § 25504.1   Cited 83 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Requiring that the person who materially assists a primary violation act with intent to deceive or defraud

  17. Section 25501.5 - Action for rescission of sale or purchase

    Cal. Corp. Code § 25501.5   Cited 30 times   2 Legal Analyses

    (a) (1) A person who purchases a security from or sells a security to a broker-dealer that is required to be licensed and has not, at the time of the sale or purchase, applied for and secured from the commissioner a certificate under Part 3 (commencing with Section 25200), that is in effect at the time of the sale or purchase authorizing that broker-dealer to act in that capacity, may bring an action for rescission of the sale or purchase or, if the plaintiff or the defendant no longer owns the security