Legal Opinion
Grove v. Principal Mutual Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided April 30, 2001No. 4-97-CV-90224PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PRATT, District Judge.
After four years of litigation, the parties in this case ask the Court to certify this action as a class action, and approve as fair, reasonable, and adequate their settlement agreement. Additionally, the Defendant seeks an order dismissing this lawsuit with prejudice and on the merits. Finally, counsel for the Plaintiffs seek approval of their attorneys’ fee application. For the reasons explained below, the Court will certify the class and approve the parties’ settlement agreement as fair, reasonable, and adequate. The class action complaint therefore will be…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- In Re: The Prudential Insurance Company Of America Sales Practices LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
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- Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Evans v. Jeff D. Ex Rel. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Varacallo v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2005
- In re BankAmerica Corp. Securities LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2002
- In re American Investors Life Insurance Co. Annuity Marketing & Sales Practices LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2009
- Donald S. Sofonia v. Principal Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
- Wineland v. Casey's General Stores, Inc.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 2009
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