Common use of Approval of Notice Plan Clause in Contracts

Approval of Notice Plan. In the Chicago Order, the Court approved the long-form notice (Chicago Order, Exhibit A) and summary publication/email notice (Chicago Order, Exhibit B). The Court also approved the settlement website as described in the Declaration of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx of Angeion Group (dated August 11, 2023). The Plaintiffs submitted revised forms of long-form notice and summary publication/email notice, which forms of notice combine and incorporate summaries of the Chicago Settlement and Plaintiffs’ Settlements with the Settling Universities. The Court hereby approves the revised long-form notice (attached hereto as Exhibit A) and revised summary publication/email notice (attached hereto as Exhibit B). The Plaintiffs also have proposed to use the same notice program and settlement website (updated to include the new settlements) as the Court approved in the Chicago Order. The Court reaffirms its finding in the Chicago Order that the proposed class notice plan specified by Plaintiffs and supported by the Declaration of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (dated August 11, 2023): (i) is the best notice practicable; (ii) is reasonably calculated, under the circumstances, to apprise members of the Settlement Class of the pendency and status of this Action and of their right to participate in, object to, or exclude themselves from the proposed Settlements; (iii) is reasonable and constitutes due, adequate, and sufficient notice to all persons entitled to receive notice of the Fairness Hearing; and (iv) fully satisfies the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(1), and constitutes due process, and is a reasonable manner of distributing notice to Settlement Class members who would be bound by the Chicago Settlement and the Settlements with the Settling Universities.

Approval of Notice Plan. In the Chicago Order, the Court approved the long-form notice (Chicago Order, Exhibit A) and summary publication/email notice (Chicago Order, Exhibit B). The Court also approved the settlement website as described in the Declaration of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx of Angeion Group (dated August 11, 2023). The Plaintiffs then submitted revised forms of long-form notice and summary publication/email notice, which forms of notice combined and incorporated summaries of the Chicago Settlement and Plaintiffs’ Settlements with the Second Tranche Settling Universities, which the Court approved on February 14, 2024 (ECF No. 614). Plaintiffs now submit amended forms of long-form notice and summary publication/email notice, which forms of notice combine and incorporate summaries of the Chicago Settlement and Plaintiffs’ Settlements with the Second and Third Tranche Settling UniversitiesUniversities (“Amended Notices”). The Court hereby approves the revised amended long-form notice (“Amended Long-Form Notice”) (attached hereto as Exhibit A) and revised amended summary publication/email notice (“Amended Summary Notice”) (attached hereto as Exhibit B). The Plaintiffs also have proposed to use the same notice program and settlement website (updated to include the new settlements) as the Court approved in the Chicago OrderOrder for the Second and Third Tranche Settlements. The Court reaffirms its finding in the Chicago Order that the proposed class notice plan specified by Plaintiffs and supported by the Declaration of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (dated August 11, 2023): (i) is the best notice practicable; (ii) is reasonably calculated, under the circumstances, to apprise members of the Settlement Class of the pendency and status of this Action and of their right to participate in, object to, or exclude themselves from the proposed Settlements; (iii) is reasonable and constitutes due, adequate, and sufficient notice to all persons entitled to receive notice of the Fairness Hearing; and (iv) fully satisfies the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(1), and constitutes due process, and is a reasonable manner of distributing notice to Settlement Class members who would be bound by the Chicago Settlement and the Settlements with the Second and Third Tranche Settling Universities.