Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. West Publishing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 23, 2009No. 07-56643, 07-56833, 07-56645, 07-56646, 07-56647, 07-56649, 07-56650, 07-56651PublishedCited by 656 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RYMER, Circuit Judge:
West Publishing Corp. and Kaplan, Inc. entered a settlement agreement in an antitrust class action brought by those who purchased a BAR/BRI course between August 1, 1997 and July 31, 2006. (BAR/BRI is a subsidiary of West that provides preparation courses for state bar exams.) The district court approved the settlement, and several class members who object (Objectors) appeal. Their principal objection relates to incentive agreements that were entered into at the onset of litigation between class counsel and five named plain tiffs who became class representatives.…
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