Legal Opinion
Syncor Erisa Litigation v. Cardinal Health, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 19, 2008No. 06-55265PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
We hold that, when parties (1) enter into a binding class action settlement agreement, which requires court approval pursuant to Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and (2) provide the required notice of the settlement to the district court prior to the district court’s entry of the final judgments, the district court should hold a hearing and review the settlement agreement to determine if it is fair, reasonable, and adequate. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(e)(2). Failure to do so — even when the district court has already drafted a summary judgment order — is…
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