Sentences with phrase «opinion against the settlement»

But Cote has ruled that the county did the opposite — seeking «to undercut public confidence in the consent degree» as part of a «concerted effort to influence public opinion against the settlement and its stated goal of improving communities.»

In the federal court order, Cote stated that the county's campaign to encourage support for affordable housing has been inadequate thus far — that Westchester County «sought to undercut public confidence in the consent decree... [in a] concerted effort to influence public opinion against the settlement and its stated goal of improving communities.»

Not exact matches

[127] Professor Piché in her text Fairness in Class Action Settlements, supra at pp. 179 - 80 summarizes the various factors for the settlement approval test into seven factors; i.e.: (1) judicial risk analysis: likelihood of recovery, or likelihood of success on the merits weighed against amount and form of settlement relief; (2) future expense, complexity and likely duration of litigation; (3) class reaction: number and nature of objections; (4) recommendations and experience of counsel and opinion of interested persons; (5) adequacy of representation: good faith and absence of collusion; (6) discovery evidence sufficient for «effective representation» and (7) adequacy of notice of proposed settlement to absent class members.

However, if the settlement stage does not generate the best possible outcome for you (in the opinion of your experienced attorney) it might be better to appeal against what was offered at the settlement stage and continue to take your Fosamax injury claim all the way to trial.