Fairness Hearing definition

Fairness Hearing means a hearing on the settlement proposed in this Settlement Agreement held by the Court to determine whether the proposed settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, and whether it should be finally approved by the Court.
Fairness Hearing means the hearing scheduled by the Court to consider (a) any objections from Class Members to the Settlement Agreement, (b) Class Counsel’s petition for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs and Class Representatives’ Compensation, and (c) whether to finally approve the Settlement under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23.

Examples of Fairness Hearing in a sentence

  • Before the Final Fairness Hearing, Proposed Class Counsel shall cause to be filed with the Court an appropriate affidavit or declaration with respect to complying with this provision of notice.

  • If you want to appear, or if you want your own lawyer instead of Class Counsel to speak for you at the hearing, you must follow all of the procedures for objecting to the Settlement listed in Question 19 above—and specifically include a statement whether you and your counsel will appear at the Final Fairness Hearing.

  • The amount of attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses to be awarded shall be a matter of complete discretion of the Court upon consideration of the complete factual record before the Court at the Final Fairness Hearing.


More Definitions of Fairness Hearing

Fairness Hearing means the hearing before the Court relating to the Motion for Final Approval.
Fairness Hearing or “Final Approval Hearing” means the final hearing to be conducted by the Court, on notice to the Settlement Class, to consider approval of the Settlement and Class Counsel’s motion for approval of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of costs and expenses. The Parties will ask the Court to schedule a Fairness Hearing approximately ninety (90) days from the entry of the Preliminary Approval Order.
Fairness Hearing means a hearing held by the Court at which time the Court will 2 determine whether this Agreement should be approved under Federal Rule of Civil 3 Procedure 23(e).
Fairness Hearing means a hearing scheduled by the Court following the issuance of the Preliminary Approval Order to consider the fairness, adequacy and reasonableness of the proposed Settlement and Settlement Agreement.
Fairness Hearing means the hearing at or after which the Court will make a final decision whether to approve this Agreement and the Settlement set forth herein as fair, reasonable, and adequate and entry by the Court of the Final Approval Order.
Fairness Hearing means a hearing set by the Court after distribution of the Class Notice for the purpose of finally determining the fairness, adequacy, and reasonableness of this Agreement and settlement pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure, applicable law, and other procedural rules or requirements.
Fairness Hearing means the hearing to be held by the Court to determine whether the settlement set forth in this Settlement Agreement shall receive final approval pursuant to Fed.