What is the test for using the cy pres doctrine to distribute unclaimed or non-distributable portions of a class action settlement fund?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Aboudi v. T-Mobile United States, Inc., Case No.: 12cv2169 BTM(NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
The cy pres doctrine allows a court to distribute unclaimed or non-distributable portions of a class action settlement fund to indirectly benefit the entire class. Six Mexican Workers v. Ariz.Citrus Growers, 904 F.2d 1301, 1305 (9th Cir. 1990). When employing the cy pres doctrine, unclaimed funds should be put to their next best use, e.g., for "the aggregate, indirect, prospective benefit of
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