What factors will be considered in determining whether Page 8 of a personal injury settlement should be approved?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kerzich v. Cnty. of Tuolumne, No. 1:16-cv-01116-DAD-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2019):
The court is also required to evaluate the stage of the proceedings and the amount of discovery completed to ensure that "the parties carefully investigated the claims before reaching a resolution." Ontiveros v. Zamora, 303 F.R.D. 356, 371 (E.D. Cal. 2014). This factor will weigh
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in favor of approval if the parties have sufficient information to make an informed decision regarding settlement. Linney v. Cellular Alaska P'ship, 151 F.3d 1234, 1239 (9th Cir. 1998).
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