In the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri Western Division
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION IAN POLLARD, on behalf of himself ) and all others similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 4:13-CV-00086-ODS ) REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, LLC, et al. ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER AND OPINION (1) GRANTING PARTIES’ JOINT MOTION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT APPROVAL, (2) CERTIFYING CLASSES FOR SETTLEMENT PURPOSES, (3) APPROVING PLAINTIFFS’ SUPPLEMENTAL FEE APPLICATION, AND (4) DISMISSING MATTER WITH PREJUDICE Pending are the parties’ Second Joint Motion for Final Settlement Approval (Doc. #179) and Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Fee Application (Doc. #181). For the following reasons, the parties’ Joint Motion for Final Settlement Approval is granted, and Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Fee Application is approved. I. BACKGROUND This matter began in January 2013 with the filing of a putative class action against Remington Arms Company, LLC, Sporting Goods Properties, Inc., and E.I. Du Pont Nemours and Company. Doc. #1.1 The Complaint alleges certain rifles manufactured by Defendants since 1948 would fire unexpectedly without a trigger pull, and made claims of unfair and deceptive trade practices under Missouri statutes, 1 Similar putative class action suits were filed in Florida, Washington, and Montana. Doc. #84, at 5. Chapman v. Remington Arms Co., Case No. 12-CV-24561 (S.D. Fla. Dec. 31, 2012); Moodie v. Remington Arms Co., Case No. 13-CV-172 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 29, 2013); Huleatt v. Remington Arms Co., Case No. 13-CV-113 (D. Mont. June 4, 2013). According to the parties, Chapman and Huleatt were voluntarily dismissed in 2013. Doc. #180, at 13. Moodie remains pending.
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