TENTATIVE RULING
The motion of plaintiff Jon Geilenfeldt, individually and on behalf of the class, for final approval of class action settlement is granted. Although class counsel provided a declaration stating plaintiff provided a fully executed copy of the proposed settlement agreement to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency ("LWDA") through the California State Department of Industrial Relations website, class counsel shall be prepared to discuss what response was made, if any. (See Labor Code section 2699(l)(2)).
The well-recognized factors that the trial court should consider in evaluating the reasonableness of a class action settlement agreement include "the strength of plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class action status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of discovery completed and stage of the proceedings, the experience and views of counsel, the presence of a gove
Hearing Date
March 08, 2018
Category
Civil - Unlimited
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TENTATIVE RULING
The motion of plaintiff Jon Geilenfeldt, individually and on behalf of the class, for final approval of class action settlement is granted. Although class counsel provided a declaration stating plaintiff provided a fully executed copy of the proposed settlement agreement to the Labor and Workforce Development Agency ("LWDA") through the California State Department of Industrial Relations website, class counsel shall be prepared to discuss what response was made, if any. (See Labor Code section 2699(l)(2)).
The well-recognized factors that the trial court should consider in evaluating the reasonableness of a class action settlement agreement include "the strength of plaintiffs' case, the risk, expense, complexity and likely duration of further litigation, the risk of maintaining class action status through trial, the amount offered in settlement, the extent of discovery completed and stage of the proceedings, the experience and views of counsel, the presence of a gove