What is the distribution of unclaimed funds in a class action?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Morgret v. Applus Techs., Inc., Case No.: 1:13-cv-01801 - JLT (E.D. Cal. 2015):

Since many class action settlements result in unclaimed funds, parties should have a plan for distributing unclaimed funds. Six Mexican Workers v. Arizona Citrus Growers, 904 F.2d 1301, 1305 (9th Cir. 1990). The options for such distribution include cy pres distribution, escheat to the government, and reversion to the defendants. Id., 904 F.2d at 1307. Here, the parties propose that

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