KEVIN YOUNG; BRADLEY SELDIN; BRUCE STERMAN; CHARLES CARTE; BRIAN HANLON; NICHOLE M. GRAY; WOODROW CLARK II; REBECCA CERVENAK; JOHN RUSSO; MATTHEW J. MILLER; RACHEL L. MILLER; BRADLEY VAN PATTEN; BENJAMIN KRAMER; JAMES A. SMITH; ANGELA TURNER; KATHERINE A. WIRKUS; MICHAEL BARBAT; DAVID BROWNLEE; ROBERT ALAN DISHMAN; JOAN GOODMAN; DAVID MCAFEE; DAWN THOMPSON; THE STEREO SHOP; MICHELE CRIDEN; BRIAN CALEB BATEY; A-1 COMPUTERS, INC.; YEVGENIYA LISITSA, Esquire, Attorney; DANIEL MEIR; KIMBERLY RAIMONDO; DRAKE DAILEY-CHAWLIBOG; MEGHAN DOWLING; MICHAEL HULL; DAVID SHAWN; DEWEESE SMITH; REGINA SHANNON; RENEE MEIER; FIRST CHOICE MARKETING, INC.; MICHAEL JAMES DOYLE; REBECCA COHEN; ELLIS GREENSPAN; LOUIS MESSINA; PATRICE NEALON; ELIZABETH PORTER; DAWN POTOVIN; DAWN POTOVIN; MARYLIN SHARP; GRACE SHIRE; DAN WEHKING; STEVEN WILEY; NANCY RUAN; CHAD CONOVER; SUSANNE HILLER; ROBERT HYAMS; MATTHEW WEINER; GERASIMOS MOLFETAS; THOMAS R. TUOHY; BEVERLEE SCLAR; DAVID PETREE; MIKE KATZ-LACABE; JAMES O'NEIL; LLOYD RANOLA; ALFRED H. SIEGEL; TOM PHAM; KATHLEEN TAWNEY; CALVIN CALKINS; AUTOMATION ENGINEERING, LLC; EDWARD KLUGMAN; GENE POWERS; RICHARD S.E. JOHNS; BRANDON MARTINEZ; ANGELO MICHAEL D'ORAZIO; RON NELSON, Jr.; UNIVISION-CRIMSON HOLDING, INC.; PIYA ROBERT ROJANASATHIT; MICHAEL S. WILSON; RITZ CAMERA & IMAGE, LLC; STEVEN BUGGE; A. KEITH THROWER; KRISTINA YEE; JOSEPHY G. O'DANIEL; JASON AMES; WILBUR FRANKLIN; BEATRIZ HERNANDEZ; LINDA LINCOLN; KRISTIN STARR BARNES; MARK BERGERON; MICHAEL JANUSA; ADAM RONQUILLO; TERRI WALNER; ANNA JAWOR; KRISTA LEPORE; THE NATIONWIDE GROUP; MATT BRYANT; LAURA GALLARDO; SPENCER HATHAWAY; ALEXANDRA LE; ROBERT MCGRANAHAN; PATRICK MCGUINNESS; ERINN TOZER; DAVID GIBBONS; VALENTINA JUNCAJ; VIOLET SELCA; CORIE LEVY; SCOTT BEALL; THEODORE WOLFENDALE; CHRISTOPHER BESSETTE; ALEXANDER C. EIDE; POLLY COHEN; SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT; INDIRECT PURCHASER PLAINTIFFS; DIRECT PURCHASER PLAINTIFFS; ERIC MCGUIRE; KCN SERVICES, LLC; BRAD MARCUS; BASIL BOURQUE; KEVIN LITWIN; MELINDA LAWSON; DAVID TOLCHIN; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; KAREN STROMBERG; CITY OF PALO ALTO; CITY OF RICHMOND; MATTHEW SABA; SHAWN SELLERS; TRACFONE WIRELESS, INC.; ACER, INC.; ACER AMERICA CORPORATION; GATEWAY, INC.; GATEWAY U.S. RETAIL, INC.; MICROSOFT MOBILE INC.; MICROSOFT MOBILE OY; DELL, INC.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Plaintiffs-Appellees, CHRISTOPHER ANDREWS, Objector-Appellant, v. LG CHEM LTD.; LG CHEM AMERICA, INC.; SONY CORPORATION; SONY ELECTRONICS, INC.; SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA; HITACHI LTD.; HITACHI MAXELL, LTD; MAXELL CORPORATION OF AMERICA; SONY ENERGY DEVICES CORPORATION; SAMSUNG SDI CO, LTD.; HITACHI AMERICA LTD.; HITACHI MAXELL CORPORATION OF AMERICA; TOSHIBA AMERICA, INC; TOSHIBA CORPORATION; LG CHEM AMERICA; LG CORPORATION; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.; SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CHUSIK HOESA; SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA; SANYO ELECTRIC CO., INC; NEC TOKIN CORPORATION; NEC CORPORATION; LG CHEMICAL LTD.; LG CHEMICAL AMERICA, INC.; HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.; PCM, Defendants-Appellees., 783 Fed. Appx. 727

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HOLDINGS: [1]-The notice of settlement of a class action was sufficient because, in part, a notice need not contain an estimate of the potential value of the class's claims had the case proceeded to trial. The objector's contention that a settlement notice could not precede the formulation of a claims process was unsupported; [2]-The district court did not err in finding the notice of settlement satisfied due process and Fed. R. Civ. P. 23. The possibility that a settlement could have been greater did not mean that it was not fair and reasonable, in light of the countervailing litigation risks present, and the objector did not analyze those risks or otherwise demonstrate why a higher settlement amount was warranted; [3]-The district court did not abuse its discretion in approving the settlement agreement; objectors were able to access all the information relevant to the settlement.