Legal Opinion
Nachshin v. Aol, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 21, 2011No. 10-55129PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The cy pres doctrine allows a court to distribute unclaimed or non-distributable portions of a class action settlement fund to the “next best” class of beneficiaries. See Six (6) Mexican Workers v. Ariz. Citrus Growers, 904 F.2d 1301, 1307-08 (9th Cir.1990). Cy pres distributions must account for the nature of the plaintiffs’ lawsuit, the objectives of the underlying statutes, and the interests of the silent class members, including their geographic diversity. See id. The cy pres distributions here do not comport with our cy pres standards. While the donations…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rodriguez v. West Publishing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Six (6) Mexican Workers v. Arizona Citrus Growers Bodine Produce Company, Inc. Robert Fletcher, D/B/A Fletcher FarmsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Las Vegas Sands, LLC v. NehmeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
- Sensley v. AlbrittonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
- United States of America,plaintiff-Appellee v. David Daniel Thomas Wilkerson, OpinionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by128 opinions
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- Harry Dennis v. Stephanie BergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Barnett v. Hall, Estill, Hardwick, GableCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2020
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