Story at LegalNewsLine. (h/t: How Appealing) More at Forbes. The opinion is here.
It's a nice overview for PR students.
Excerpt:
In this case, despite the presence of objectors, the district court approved a class action settlement that is inequitable—even scandalous. The case underscores the importance both of objectors (for they are the appellants in this case—without them there would have been no appellate challenge to the settlement) and of intense judicial scrutiny of proposed class action settlements.