Common use of Settlement Class Certification Clause in Contracts

Settlement Class Certification. Plaintiffs shall seek, and Settling Defendants shall not object to, appointment of Class Counsel as Settlement Class Counsel for purposes of this Settlement, and certification in the Action of a Class for settlement purposes only, defined as follows: All persons and entities who indirectly purchased fresh or frozen raw chicken (defined as whole birds (with or without giblets), whole cut-up birds purchased within a package, or “white meat” parts including breasts and wings (or cuts containing a combination of these), but excluding chicken that is marketed as halal, kosher, free range, or organic) from Defendants or alleged co-conspirators for personal consumption, where the person or entity purchased in California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin during the Class Period (except for Rhode Island, which is from July 15, 2013 to the end of the Class Period).

Settlement Class Certification. Plaintiffs shall seek, and Settling Defendants Defendant shall not object to, appointment of Class Counsel as Settlement Class Counsel for purposes of this Settlement, and certification in the Action of a Class for settlement purposes only, defined as follows: All persons and entities who indirectly purchased fresh or frozen raw chicken (defined as whole birds (with or without giblets), whole cut-up birds purchased within a package, or “white meat” parts including breasts and wings (or cuts containing a combination of these), but excluding chicken that is marketed as halal, kosher, free range, or organic) from Defendants or alleged co-conspirators for personal consumption, where the person or entity purchased in California, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin during the Class Period (except for Rhode Island, which is from July 15, 2013 to the end of the Class Period).