Settlement Class
A class certified for settlement purposes only.
Certification for settlement relaxes manageability concerns, since no trial will occur, but heightens scrutiny of adequacy and fairness precisely because there is no adversarial testing of the merits. Court approval after notice and a fairness hearing is required.
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