Similar
to the statewide class actions against Microsoft in
California
and
Minnesota, the Friedman case settled antitrust claims in Arizona.
Upon class certification, Hilsoft Notifications designed
a certification notice plan and drafted forms of notice, dealing with critical
notice planning issues pertaining to individual notice and media coverage and
reach. When the case settled,
Hilsoft Notifications designed and implemented a Settlement Notice Program and
Settlement Notices. The
comprehensive Settlement Notice Plan, in part, consisted of individual Notice to
known Class members, publication Notice in leading media in both English and
Spanish throughout Arizona, and other media efforts including a neutral informational website.
In
a detailed final report affidavit to the Court, Hilsoft Notifications' experts
illustrated, through a number of careful analyses and calculations, that the
Notice Plan, as undertaken, fully satisfied due process, adequately informed
Class members of their rights, and conformed to the high standards of a modern
notice program.