Martinez v. AutoZone
Objectors Claudia Moreno and Michelle Medrano appeal from the judgment approving the class action settlement between plaintiffs Edgar Martinez, Ronald Carrillo and Edwin Cano and defendant AutoZone, Inc. Objectors contend that safeguards to protect absent class members like themselves failed as the judgment released AutoZone from claims that were never pled, never referenced in the proposed stipulation of settlement or included in the notice sent to absent class members. Objectors further contend the settlement approved by the court was inadequate, unreasonable and unfair in that the court did not analyze the required factors for approving a settlement and, in particular, did not receive adequate information. Court reverse and remand with directions to enter a judgment conforming to the settlement.
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