Froeber v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

In this case, objectors to a class-action settlement appeal the trial court’s approval of a settlement agreement. ORCP 32 D. Specifically, objectors argue that the trial court erred by approving a settlement that (1) purported to release unpleaded claims that did not arise from the same factual predicate as the claims pleaded in the underlying class action and (2) provided inadequate and misleading notice as to claims that the settlement agreement released. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s approval of the settlement agreement.

This case originated with a complaint in…