California Court of Appeal

While a court should apply heightened scrutiny in assessing fairness of pre-certification settlements, determinations at the certification stage of litigation are not per se unreasonable.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/01/2001
• Published 08/01/2001

Judges

• BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Francis X. Doherty, J. Edward Kerley, Marysia S. Okreglak, Thornton, Taylor, Downs, Becker, Tolson & Doherty, San Francisco, Attorney for Objector and Appellant Francis X. Doherty, Andrew J. McGuinness, Dykema Gossett, PLLC, Ann Arbor, MI, for Objector and Appellant James S. Rudolph.


• For Appellees:
  
• Penelope A. Preovolos, Dean J. Zipser, Carole E. Reagan, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, Irvine, Attorneys for Defendant and Respondent Apple Computer, Inc., Martin W. Anderson, Fred W. Anderson, Anderson & Anderson, Santa Ana, William M. Audet, Alexander, Hawes & Audet, San Jose, Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr., Berman, Devalerio, Pease & Tabacco, San Francisco, Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Respondents Shirley Wershba and Consumer Advocates.