
Satisfy Due Process
Judge Marina Corodemus, Talalai v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., (October 30, 2001) No. MID-L-8839-00-MT (N.J. Super. Ct. Middlesex Co.): The parties have crafted a notice program which satisfies due process requirements without reliance on an unreasonably burdensome direct notification process.
Judge Carol Crafton Anthony, Johnson v. Progressive Casualty Ins. Co., (December 6, 2007) No. CV-2003-513 (Cir. Ct. Ark.): Notice of the Settlement Class was constitutionally adequate, both in terms of its substance and the manner in which it was disseminated. . .The Court finds that such notice constitutes the best notice practicable.
Judge Ronald B. Leighton, Gray’s Harbor v. Carrier Corp., (April 22, 2008) No. 05-05437(W.D. Wash.): Based upon the uncontroverted proof that Hilsoft submitted to the Court on March 18, 2008, this Court finds that . . . the Notice Program as a whole provided the best practicable notice to the members of the Class under the circumstances, and satisfies the requirements prescribed by the United States Supreme Court.
Judge James R. Williamson, Kline v. The Progressive Corp., (November 14, 2002) No. 01-L-6 (Cir. Ct. Ill. Johnson Co.): Notice to the Settlement Class was constitutionally adequate, both in terms of its substance and the manner in which it was disseminated. The notice contained the essential elements necessary to satisfy due process.