Passafiume v. NRA Group, LLC’s Empirical Analysis
2010
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Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1692 (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 1692A (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 1692D (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 1692E (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act) · 15 U.S.C. § 1692K (Sherman Antitrust Act)
Relies on Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor · City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell Corporation · Robidoux v. Celani · Weinberger v. Kendrick · In re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation MDL No. 381
Most-quoted passages
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“Preliminary approval of a proposed settlement is appropriate where it is the result of serious, informed, non-collusive (“arm’s length”) negotiations, where there are no grounds to doubt its fairness and no other obvious deficiencies (such as unduly preferential treatment of class representatives or of segments of the class, or excessive compensation for attorneys), and where the settlement appears to fall within the range of possible approval.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Berkson v. Gogo LLC
How this case has been treated — in progress
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