Settlement Fairness Hearing definition

Settlement Fairness Hearing means the hearing set by the Court under Rule 23(e)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to consider final approval of the Settlement.

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Settlement Fairness Hearing means the hearing set by the Court to, among other things, consider final approval of the Settlement.

Settlement Fairness Hearing means a hearing to be held before the Court to determine whether the proposed Settlement of the Action on the terms and conditions provided for in this Stipulation is fair, reasonable, and adequate to the Settlement Class and should be approved by the Court; to determine whether a Judgment as provided in the Stipulation should be entered; to determine whether the proposed Plan of Allocation should be approved; to determine any amount of fees, costs and expenses that should be awarded to Lead Counsel for their efforts and any compensatory awards that should be awarded to Plaintiffs for their service to the Settlement Class; to hear any objections by Settlement Class Members to the Stipulation, Plan of Allocation, or any award of fees and expenses to Lead Counsel or compensatory awards to Plaintiffs; and to consider such other matters as the Court may deem appropriate.

Examples of Settlement Fairness Hearing in a sentence

• It is important that you completely read and understand the Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action, Certification of Settlement Class, and Proposed Settlement; (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for an Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (the “Notice”) that accompanies this Claim Form, including the Plan of Allocation of the Net Settlement Fund set forth in the Notice.

• At or before the Settlement Fairness Hearing, proof of mailing of the Notice shall be filed by Class Counsel.

• The Settlement Fairness Hearing shall be held to decide whether the settlement embodied in this Settlement Agreement shall be finally approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate and whether the terms and conditions shall be approved.

• The Court hereby preliminarily approves the Settlement, as embodied in the Stipulation, and finds that the Parties have shown the Court that it will likely be able to approve the proposed Settlement as being fair, reasonable and adequate to the Settlement Class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)(2), subject to further consideration at the Settlement Fairness Hearing to be conducted as described below.

• It is important that you completely read and understand the Notice of (I) Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement; (II) Settlement Fairness Hearing; and (III) Motion for an Award of Attorneys’ Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses (the “Notice”) that accompanies this Claim Form, including the Plan of Allocation of the Net Settlement Fund set forth in the Notice.

More Definitions of Settlement Fairness Hearing

Settlement Fairness Hearing means the hearing scheduled by the Court to determine whether: (i) the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) the Plan of Allocation is fair, reasonable, and adequate; and (iii) Class Counsel’s request for an award of attorneys’ fees and expenses, including an award to Class Representative, is reasonable.

Settlement Fairness Hearing means a hearing pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 scheduled to determine, among other things, whether the settlement of the Action is fair, reasonable and adequate, and to consider Class Counsel’s application for an award of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses for prosecuting the Action and the plan for distributing the Settlement Fund.

Settlement Fairness Hearing means the hearing set by the Court to consider final approval of the Settlement.

Settlement Fairness Hearing means the proceedings to be held before the Bankruptcy Court to determine whether this Agreement should be approved as fair, adequate, and reasonable; whether the Judgments should be entered; and whether the motion for payment of Class Fees and Expenses should be approved.

Settlement Fairness Hearing means the hearing to be scheduled by the Court to review the Settlement and determine whether it is fair and adequate and should be approved.

Settlement Fairness Hearing means the hearing set by the Court under Rule 23(e)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to consider final approval of the Settlement. (yy) “Signet” or the “Company” means Signet Jewelers Limited and its affiliates,

Settlement Fairness Hearing means the hearing to be scheduled by the Court to review the Settlement and determine whether it is fair, reasonable, and adequate and should be approved.