Legal Opinion
Mehling v. New York Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 24, 2007No. Civil Action No. 99-5417PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
KAUFFMAN, District Judge.
Now before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Entry of an Order with Respect to Certification of Modified Settlement Class and Notice and Hearing on Proposed Class Action Settlement (hereinafter “Motion”). In the Motion, Plaintiffs represent that both parties seek preliminary approval of the proposed Settlement (hereinafter “Settlement”), certification of a modified settlement class, and approval of the agreed-upon notice of the Settlement. For the reasons discussed below, Plaintiffs’ Motion will be granted.
I. BACKGROUND
The Court will…
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