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Vassalle et al v. Midland Funding LLC et al

Response to Objections of Herring, Clawson, Gray and Pelzer

37 Cited authorities

  1. Rusheen v. Cohen

    37 Cal.4th 1048 (Cal. 2006)   Cited 1,152 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding California's litigation privilege precludes liability arising from noncommunicative acts that are necessarily related to enforcing a judgment

  2. In re Prudential Insurance Company

    148 F.3d 283 (3d Cir. 1998)   Cited 1,364 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding the district court acted well within its discretion in denying an objector's request for discovery where the objector was able to present his arguments to the court during the fairness hearing and where the court found the objector "had ample opportunity to avail himself of the substantial discovery provided to Lead Counsel but failed to do so, and that additional discovery was unnecessary because [the objector] focused primarily on legal issues"

  3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Visa U.S.A., Inc.

    396 F.3d 96 (2d Cir. 2005)   Cited 754 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that decision to grant or reject objector's motion for discovery regarding fairness of settlement depended on "whether or not the District Court had before it sufficient facts intelligently to approve the settlement offer"

  4. Dunleavy v. Nadler

    213 F.3d 454 (9th Cir. 2000)   Cited 862 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in awarding an incentive award to the class representatives

  5. Hayes International Corp. v. McLucas

    423 U.S. 864 (1975)   Cited 252 times
    Adopting Scanwell

  6. Murray v. GMAC Mortgage Corp.

    434 F.3d 948 (7th Cir. 2006)   Cited 271 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding an "unconstitutionally excessive [award] may be reduced"

  7. Rubin v. Green

    4 Cal.4th 1187 (Cal. 1993)   Cited 394 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "communications with 'some relation' to judicial proceedings" are absolutely immune from tort liability by the litigation privilege

  8. Williams v. Vukovich

    720 F.2d 909 (6th Cir. 1983)   Cited 362 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding that a consent decree "is at once 'a voluntary settlement agreement which could be fully effective without judicial intervention' and 'a final judicial order ... plac[ing] the power and prestige of the court behind the compromise struck by the parties.'"

  9. Grunin v. International House of Pancakes

    513 F.2d 114 (8th Cir. 1975)   Cited 446 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding that a notice "may consist of a very general description of the proposed settlement"

  10. Moulton v. U.S. S. Corp.

    581 F.3d 344 (6th Cir. 2009)   Cited 146 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that attorney's fees in common fund cases must be reasonable

  11. Section 17200 - Unfair competition defined

    Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200   Cited 17,794 times   315 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting unlawful business practices

  12. Section 1692k - Civil liability

    15 U.S.C. § 1692k   Cited 6,102 times   65 Legal Analyses
    Holding debt collectors civilly liable for illicit debt collection practices

  13. Section 1681n - Civil liability for willful noncompliance

    15 U.S.C. § 1681n   Cited 2,302 times   42 Legal Analyses
    In §§1681n and 1681o, the Act authorizes consumer suits for money damages against "[a]ny person" who willfully or negligently fails to comply with this directive.