In re Imprelis Herbicide Marketing, Sales Practices & Products Liability Litigation

MEMORANDUM

PRATTER, District Judge.

This multidistrict litigation poses the question: If a tree falls in the forest, was it caused by DuPont’s herbicide, Imprelis? Rather than squarely answer that question, the parties reached a class action settlement after months of negotiation, and the Court preliminarily approved that settlement in February of 2013. In the months that followed, the parties engaged in a wide-ranging notice program, leading to the filing of over 37,000 claims, 581 opt outs, and 24 timely objections. Now Settlement Counsel has moved for final approval of the settlement and for…