The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has published procedural guidance for parties submitting class action settlements for preliminary and final approval in the Northern District. Details of the Northern District’s procedural guidance for Class Action Settlements may be accessed here. The new guidance may be a response to the Ninth Circuit’s ruling in Espinosa v. Ahearn (In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Econ. Litig.) 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 1626 (Jan. 23, 2018) regarding the “rigorous analysis” required by district courts… Continue Reading