Legal Opinion
In re Compact Disc Minimum Advertised Price Anti-Trust Litigation
District Court, D. Maine
Decided June 13, 2003No. MDL Docket No. 1361PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON NOTICE, SETTLEMENT PROPOSALS, CLASS CERTIFICATIONS AND ATTORNEY FEES
HORNBY, District Judge.
I. SUMMARY
I conducted a final fairness hearing on May 22, 2003 on the proposed settlement of this multidistrict antitrust litigation over music compact disc (“CD”) pricing. I now Approve the settlement agreements among retailers and distributors, private plaintiffs, and 43 States, Commonwealths and Territories concerning retail store sales. I Approve notice, Certify a settlement class, Approve attorney fees and disbursements for the private plaintiffs’ lawyers and for the States,…
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