Legal Opinion
Berkson v. Gogo LLC
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 4, 2015No. 14-CV-1199PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDERS
Jack B. Weinstein, Senior United States District Judge:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.Introduction ... 125
II. Facts ... 126
A. Prior Practice of Defendants ... 126
B. Present Practice of Defendants ... 127
III. Procedural History .., 128
IV. Proposed Settlement ... 129
V. Law ... 130
VI. Preliminary approval is appropriate ... 131
A. Generally, settlements that can be characterized as “coupon” settlements are disfavored .,. 131
B. The special nature of the class in this case and social utility that has already been achieved make the proposed coupon settlement appropriate ... 133
C. Fee Award…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Goldberger v. Integrated Resources, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Joel A. v. GiulianiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
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