PRELIMINARY CLASS CERTIFICATION Sample Clauses

PRELIMINARY CLASS CERTIFICATION. The Court preliminarily finds that this action satisfies the applicable prerequisites for class action treatment under Fed. R. Civ.

PRELIMINARY CLASS CERTIFICATION. 33. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Parties shall submit this Agreement to the Court and request the Court to enter a Preliminary Approval Order, preliminarily approving the Proposed Settlement, which shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit F. 34. For purposes of this Settlement only, the Parties stipulate and agree to the certification of the Settlement Class defined in this Agreement and that: (i) the proposed Settlement Class meets the requirements of Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.220(a) and (b)(3); (ii) the proposed Class Notice is the best and most practicable under the circumstances, and satisfies the requirements of Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.220 and Due Process; and (iii) the terms of the Settlement are fair and reasonable. For purposes of the Settlement, the Named Plaintiffs are agreed upon as suitable Class Representatives. 35. Preliminary certification of the Settlement Class and appointment of the Settlement Class Representative and Class Counsel by the Court shall be binding only with respect to the Settlement of the Action. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms, or a Final Judgment approving the Settlement for any reason does not occur, the certification of the Settlement Class shall be nullified, and the Action shall proceed as though the Settlement Class had never been certified, without prejudice to the Court’s consideration, on the merits, of any properly submitted Motion for Class Certification. The Named Plaintiffs and Class Counsel agree that neither this Agreement, nor any pleading or other paper related in any way to this Agreement, nor any act or communication in the course of negotiating, implementing or seeking approval of this Agreement, shall be deemed an admission by the Named Plaintiffs, Class Counsel, or Esurance of any matter related in any manner thereto, or by Esurance that certification of any class is appropriate in this Action or any other litigation, or otherwise shall preclude Esurance from opposing or asserting any argument it may have with respect to certification of a class in this Action or any other matter. 36. Upon the Preliminary Approval of this Proposed Settlement by the Court, as evidenced by entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, all proceedings in the Action shall be stayed until further order of the Court, except such proceedings as may be necessary either to implement the Proposed Settlement or to comply with or effectuate the terms of this Agreement. Additionally, any other ...

PRELIMINARY CLASS CERTIFICATION. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, the Court preliminarily certifies, for settlement purposes only, the Class defined in the Settlement Agreement as follows: All individuals residing in the United States who were sent a notice by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ informing them of the Data Incident ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ discovered in April 2023.

PRELIMINARY CLASS CERTIFICATION. 39. Upon execution of this Agreement, Plaintiffs shall move the Court for and order substantively identical to Exhibit 6 hereto, granting preliminary approval of this Settlement. 40. As part of this Settlement, Defendants agree not to oppose any motion by Plaintiffs seeking an order preliminarily approving this Settlement that is substantively identical to Exhibit 6 hereto in form and content. 41. Preliminary certification of the Settlement Classes and appointment of the Settlement Class Representatives and Class Counsel by the Court shall be binding only with respect to the Settlement of the Action. In the event this Agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms, or a Final Judgment approving the Settlement for any reason does not occur, the certification of the Settlement Classes shall be nullified, the Consolidated Action shall be dismissed, and any subsequently refiled lawsuits shall proceed as though the Settlement Classes had never been certified, without prejudice to any Court’s consideration, on the merits, of any properly submitted Motion for Class Certification. 42. Upon the Preliminary Approval of this Proposed Settlement by the Court, as evidenced by entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, all proceedings in the Consolidated Action shall be stayed until further order of the Court, except such proceedings as may be necessary either to implement the Proposed Settlement or to comply with or effectuate the terms of this Agreement. Additionally, any other litigation against Defendants of Released Claims shall be stayed or enjoined by the Court.

PRELIMINARY CLASS CERTIFICATION. The Court preliminarily finds that this action satisfies the applicable prerequisites for class action treatment under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, namely: A. The Class Members are so numerous and geographically dispersed that joinder of all of them is impracticable; B. There are questions of law and fact common to the Class Members, which predominate over any individual questions; C. The claims of the Plaintiff are typical of the claims of the Class Members; D. The Plaintiff and Class Counsel have fairly and adequately represented and protected the interests of all of the Class Members: and E. Class treatment of these claims will be efficient and manageable, thereby achieving an appreciable measure of judicial economy, and a class action is superior to other available methods for a fair and efficient adjudication of this controversy. See St. Louis Heart Center, Inc.

PRELIMINARY CLASS CERTIFICATION. The Court preliminarily finds that the Action satisfies the applicable prerequisites for class action treatment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, namely: a. The Class Members are so numerous that joinder of all of them in the Action is reasonably impracticable; b. There are questions of law and fact common to the Class Members, which predominate over any individual questions; c. The claims of the Plaintiffs are typical of the claims of the Class Members; d. The Plaintiffs and Class Counsel have fairly and adequately represented and protected the interests of all of the Class Members; and e. Class treatment of these claims will be efficient and manageable, thereby achieving an appreciable measure of judicial economy, and a class action is superior to the other available methods for a fair and efficient adjudication of this controversy.

PRELIMINARY CLASS CERTIFICATION. 1. The Agreement, and the settlement memorialized therein (the “Settlement”), are approved preliminarily as fair, reasonable and adequate to the “Trust Loans Settlement Class” as defined in the Agreement, subject to further consideration at the Fairness Hearing described in Paragraph 18 below. 2. The Agreement and the definitions in the Agreement are incorporated by reference into this Order (with capitalized terms as set forth in the Agreement). 3. The Named Plaintiffs and the Settling Defendants have executed the Agreement in order to settle and resolve the above-captioned lawsuit (the “Litigation”) as between the Named Plaintiffs and the proposed Trust Loans Settlement Class, on the one hand, and the Settling Defendants, on the other hand, as to the FCMC/CFG Related Trust Loans, subject to approval by the Court and satisfaction of the other Approval Conditions. 4. For the purpose of a settlement in accordance with the Agreement, and upon review of the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, the Court hereby preliminarily certifies the following class of persons as a settlement class (i.e., the “Trust Loans Settlement Class”): All persons who obtained a “Second Mortgage Loan” as defined in § 408.231.1 RSMo from: (a) First Consumers Mortgage, Inc. (also known as First Consumers Financial, First Consumers Mortgage, and First Consumers Mortgage Corp.) on or after June 23, 1994, that was securitized via any of the following trusts: Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust 1998-B, Keystone Owner Trust ▇▇▇▇-▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇-▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Owner Trust 1998-P2, Master Financial Asset Securitization Trust 1997-1, Master Financial Asset Securitization Trust 1998-1, Master Financial Asset Securitization Trust 1998-2, Mego Mortgage Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-1, Mego Mortgage Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-2, Mego Mortgage Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-4, and who did not timely exclude themselves from the litigation class certified in the class action lawsuit Beaver v. U.S.

PRELIMINARY CLASS CERTIFICATION. 36. Upon execution of this Agreement, the Parties shall submit this Agreement to the Court and request the Court to enter a Preliminary Approval Order, preliminarily approving the Proposed Settlement, which shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit F. 37. For purposes of this Settlement only, the Parties stipulate and agree to the certification of the Settlement Class defined in this Agreement and that: (i) the proposed Settlement Class meets the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) and (b)(3);