Case5:10-cv-02553-RMW Document183 Filed09/12/13 Page1 of 30 1 Michael W. Sobol (State Bar No. 194857) Roger N. Heller (State Bar No. 215348) 2 LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 3 San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 Telephone: (415) 956-1000 4 Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 5 [additional counsel listed on signature page] 6 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Interim Class Counsel 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN JOSE DIVISION 11 In Re Apple and AT&T iPad Unlimited Case No. 5:10-cv-02553 RMW 12 Data Plan Litigation PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND 13 MOTION FOR ORDER GRANTING ALL CONSOLIDATED ACTIONS PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF 14 PROPOSED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENTS AND FOR RELATED 15 RELIEF; MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES 16 Date: September 26, 2013 17 Time: 2:00 p.m. Judge: Hon. Ronald M. Whyte 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLTFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR 1129887.1 ORDER RE: PRELIM. APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT CASE NO. 5:10-CV-02553 RMW Case5:10-cv-02553-RMW Document183 Filed09/12/13 Page2 of 30 1 NOTICE OF MOTION 2 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 3 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on September 26, 2013, at 2:00 p.m., in the Courtroom of 4 the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte, United States District Judge for the Northern District of 5 California, San Jose Division, 280 South 1st Street, San Jose, California, Plaintiffs Adam 6 Weisblatt, Joe Hanna, David Turk, Colette Osetek and Aaron Friedman (“Plaintiffs”) will and 7 hereby do move the Court, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, for the entry of 1 8 Orders: 9 (a) preliminary approving a proposed Stipulation of Settlement entered into between 10 Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, and defendant Apple Inc. (the 2 11 “Apple Settlement”); 12 (b) preliminarily approving a proposed Stipulation of Settlement entered into between 13 Plaintiff Joe Hanna, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, and defendant AT&T 3 14 Mobility LLC (the “ATTM Settlement”); 15 (c) certifying, for settlement purposes, the proposed Settlement Class, as defined in the 16 Apple Settlement, and certifying, for settlement purposes, the proposed ATTM Non-Subscriber 17 Settlement Class, as defined in the ATTM Settlement; 18 (d) appointing Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP (Michael W. Sobol and Roger N. 19 Heller), The Weston Firm (Gregory S. Weston and Jack Fitzgerald), Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe 20 LLP (Willem F. Jonckheer), Casey, Gerry, Schenk, Francavilla, Blatt & Penfield LLP (Gayle M. 21 Blatt), and Hiden, Rott & Oertle, LLP (Michael Ian Rott and Eric Overholt) as Class Counsel 22 representing the Settlement Class in connection with the Apple Settlement; and appointing Lieff 23 Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP (Michael W. Sobol and Roger N. Heller) as Class Counsel 24 representing the ATTM Non-Subscriber Settlement Class in connection with the ATTM 25 1 In advance of the preliminary approval hearing, the parties will file proposed preliminary 26 approval orders that include a proposed schedule for final approval. 2 The Apple Settlement is attached as Exhibit A to the Declaration of Roger N. Heller, filed 27 herewith (“Heller Decl.”). 3 28 The ATTM Settlement is attached as Exhibit B to the Heller Decl. PLTFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR 1129887.1 - i - ORDER RE: PRELIM. APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT CASE NO. 5:10-CV-02553 RMW Case5:10-cv-02553-RMW Document183 Filed09/12/13 Page3 of 30 1 Settlement; 2 (e) appointing Adam Weisblatt, Joe Hanna, David Turk, Colette Osetek and Aaron 3 Friedman as Class Representatives representing the Settlement Class in connection with the 4 Apple Settlement; and appointing Joe Hanna as Class Representative representing the ATTM 5 Non-Subscriber Settlement Class in connection with the ATTM Settlement; 6 (f) approving the parties’ proposed forms of notice and notice program, as set forth in the 7 Apple Settlement and ATTM Settlement, and directing that notice be disseminated pursuant to 8 such program; 9 (g) appointing Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC as Settlement Administrator; and 10 (h) setting a Final Approval Hearing and certain other dates in connection with the final 11 approval of the Apple Settlement and ATTM Settlement. 12 This motion is based on the accompanying memorandum of points and authorities, the 13 Apple Settlement and ATTM Settlement and all exhibits thereto, the declarations of Roger N. 14 Heller (“Heller Decl.”), Willem F. Jonckheer (“Jonckheer Decl.”), Gregory S. Weston (“Weston 15 Decl.”), Gayle M Blatt (“Blatt Decl.”), Michael Ian Rott (“Rott Decl.”), and Patrick M. Passarella 16 (“Passarella Decl.”) filed herewith, the argument of counsel, all papers and records on file in this 17 matter, and such other matters as the Court may consider. 18 Dated: September 12, 2013 19 By: /s/ Roger N. Heller 20 Michael W. Sobol 21 Roger N. Heller LIEFF, CABRASER, HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP 22 275 Battery Street, 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3336 23 Telephone: (415) 956-1000 Facsimile: (415) 956-1008 24 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Interim Class Counsel 25 26 27 28 PLTFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR 1129887.1 - ii - ORDER RE: PRELIM. APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT CASE NO. 5:10-CV-02553 RMW Case5:10-cv-02553-RMW Document183 Filed09/12/13 Page4 of 30 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Page 3 NOTICE OF MOTION .................................................................................................................... i MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES ................................................................ 1 4 I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 5 II. BACKGROUND .................................................................................................... 3 6 A. Procedural History and the Claims in These Cases .................................... 3 B. Settlement Negotiations .............................................................................. 4 7 III. THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS AND NOTICE PROGRAM ........................ 5 8 A. Provisional Certification of the Settlement Classes .................................... 5 9 B. Benefits to the Class Members .................................................................... 6 C. The Notice Program .................................................................................... 8 10 1. Email and Mailed Notice ................................................................ 8 11 2. Published Notice ............................................................................. 9 12 3. Settlement Website and Long-Form Notice .................................... 9 D. Opt-Out Procedure .................................................................................... 10 13 E. Opportunity to Object ............................................................................... 10 14 F. Payment of Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses ............................................... 10 15 G. Service Awards for Class Representatives ................................................ 11 H. Mutual Release .......................................................................................... 11 16 IV. ARGUMENT ........................................................................................................ 11 17 A. The Class Action Settlement Approval Process........................................ 11 18 B. Certification of the Proposed Settlement Classes is Appropriate ............. 12 1. Rule 23(a) is Satisfied. .................................................................. 12 19 a. The Classes are Too Numerous to Permit Joinder. ........... 12 20 b. This Case Presents Common Questions of Law and Fact. ................................................................................... 13 21 c. Plaintiffs’ Claims are Typical. .......................................... 13 22 d. Plaintiffs and Their Counsel Will Fairly and Adequately Protect the Interests of the Class 23 Members. ........................................................................... 13 24 2. The Requirements of Rule 23(b)(3) are Satisfied. ........................ 14 C. Preliminary Approval of the Settlement is Appropriate. .......................... 15 25 1. The Settlements Are the Product of Arms-Length 26 Negotiations After a Thorough Investigation by Plaintiffs ........... 15 2. The Settlements are Fair, Reasonable, and Adequate Given 27 the Alleged Harm to the Class Members and the Potential Risks of Ongoing Litigation. ......................................................... 17 28 PLTFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR 1129887.1 - iii - ORDER RE: PRELIM. APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT CASE NO. 5:10-CV-02553 RMW Case5:10-cv-02553-RMW Document183 Filed09/12/13 Page5 of 30 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) 2 Page 3 3. The Recommendation of Experienced Counsel Favors Approval. ....................................................................................... 19 4 D. The Proposed Forms of Notice and Notice Program are Appropriate and Should be Approved. .......................................................................... 20 5 E. The Court Should Schedule a Fairness Hearing and Corresponding 6 Dates. ......................................................................................................... 21 V. CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................... 21 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLTFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION FOR 1129887.1