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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.