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212292P.pdf 06/29/2022 Lisa Jones v. Anna St. John
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 21-2292
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City
[PUBLISHED] Kelly, Author, with Smith, Chief Judge, and Benton, Circuit
Judge]
Civil case - Class Action Settlements. The district court did not abuse
its discretion in concluding the notice to the class was sufficient and in
deciding that it would not require the parties to seek records from
retailers so that the parties could directly contact consumers who bought
Roundup weed killer; the district court did not abuse its discretion in
concluding that a payment to class members of 50% of the average weighted
retail price of the items they purchased fully compensated the class
members and that they had no equitable claim to the remaining funds, which
were appropriately distributed cy pres; ordering a cy pres distribution to
particular charitable organizations is not a form of compelled speech of
the class members in violation of their First Amendment rights; the
district court did not abuse its discretion in including the amount
allocated cy pres in calculating the attorneys' fees award for class
counsel; time counsel spent in related prior litigation could be
compensated in this award of fees.