What is the legal test for approving a settlement in a class action?
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The following excerpt is from Okudan v. Volkswagen Credit, Inc., CASE NO. 09-CV-2293-H (JMA) (S.D. Cal. 2011):
The decision to approve or reject a settlement is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court. Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp., 150 F.3d 1011, 1026 (9th Cir. 1998). Deciding whether to approve a proposed class action settlement is generally a two-step process. At the
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