The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing at 10:00 a.m. on December 18, 2024, in Courtroom 10-B before U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, James A. Byrne U.S. Courthouse, 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, or at such other time, location, and venue as the Court may Order. This hearing date and time may be moved.  Please refer to this Website for notice of any changes.

By no later than October 9, 2024, Class Counsel shall file a motion for final approval of the Settlement and a motion for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses and for Service Awards.  By no later than November 18, 2024, responses shall be filed, if any, to any filings by objectors, and any replies in support of final approval of the Settlement and/or Class Counsel’s application for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses and for Service Awards shall be filed.

At the Final Approval Hearing, the Court will consider, among other things, whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate; how much Class Counsel will receive as attorneys’ fees and costs and expenses; and whether to approve Service Awards to the Settlement Class Representatives.  If there are objections, the Court will consider them.  The Court will listen to people at the hearing who file in advance a timely notice of their intention to appear (see Question 18 of the Notice).  At or after the Final Approval Hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the Settlement.  There is no deadline by which the Court must make its decision.