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settlement class

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A quick definition of settlement class:

A settlement class is a group of people who have a common legal position and are represented by a claimant's representative and an adversary proposing a contract specifying payment terms for the class members' claims in exchange for the release of all claims against the adversary. It is a way for mass-tort defendants to settle claims by a large number of people efficiently in a single proceeding.

A more thorough explanation:

A settlement class refers to a group of people who have a common legal position and can efficiently have their claims adjudicated in a single proceeding. This group of people is represented by a claimant's representative and an adversary who propose a contract specifying the payment terms for the class members' claims in exchange for the release of all claims against the adversary.

For example, in the 1980s and 1990s, mass-tort defendants began using settlement classes as a means of foreclosing claims by some unknown number of existing and future claimants. In the case of Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591, 117 S.Ct. 2231 (1997), the defendant proposed a settlement class for numerous similarly situated people who had been affected by the product in question.

Another example of a settlement class is an opt-out class, which is a plaintiff class certified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3), from which class members may choose to exclude themselves if they do not want to be bound by the decisions or settlements reached in the case. Class members may wait until the settlement's terms are announced before choosing to opt out.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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