Wahl v. Yahoo ! Inc.

Filing 59

FINAL JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 11/15/2018. (Attachments: #1 Settlement Agreement)(blflc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/15/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION
ANDREW WAHL,

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Plaintiff,
v.
YAHOO! INC., a Delaware corporation dba
RIVALS.COM; and DOES 1 through 10,
inclusive,
Defendants.

CASE NO. 5:17-cv-02745-BLF
FINAL JUDGMENT

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WHEREAS on November 15, 2018, this Court granted final approval to the class action

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Settlement Agreement between Plaintiff Yuan Guo and Defendant Yahoo! Inc., dba Rivals.com, in

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all respects,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED THAT:

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1.

The Court certifies the following class for purposes of settlement: all customers in

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California who were charged on a recurring basis by Rivals.com for auto-renewal subscriptions

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entered into between March 31, 2013 and the present. Certification of this Settlement Class meets all

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requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.

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2.

The Settlement Class was provided with adequate notice of the settlement and an

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opportunity to object or opt out. The notice satisfied all applicable legal requirements, including

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those under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and the United States Constitution.

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3.

Defendant served on the appropriate government officials a notice of proposed

settlement that complies with the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1715 et seq.
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The Settlement Agreement, which is attached to this Judgment, is fundamentally fair,

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adequate, and reasonable. The Court specifically approves the terms of the Settlement Agreement

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providing that class members who do nothing in response to the class notice will receive either 5

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months (annual subscribers) or 3 months (monthly subscribers) of free subscription services to

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Rivals.com, and that class members may elect to receive either $20 in cash (annual subscribers) or

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$10 in cash (monthly subscribers) in lieu of free subscription services. The Court approves

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Defendant’s agreement to modify the subscription page for Rivals.com. The Court also approves the

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release language set forth in the Settlement Agreement.

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Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Defendant shall pay the Settlement

Administrator’s reasonable fees and expenses.
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Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Plaintiff Yuan Guo is granted an

incentive award in the amount of $5,000, to be paid by Defendant.
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Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Plaintiff is hereby awarded

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attorneys’ fees in the amount of $285,313.66 and expenses in the amount of $14,686.34, to be paid by

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Defendant.

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No class members having opted out of the class, all members of the Settlement Class

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are enjoined from asserting, or attempting to assert, any of the claims released by the Settlement

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Agreement.

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All class claims against Defendant are hereby dismissed with prejudice and without

costs, with the exception of the award of attorneys’ fees and expenses herein.
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Without affecting the finality of the dismissal or of this Judgment, the Court retains

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jurisdiction over all parties to this action and all Settlement Class members for the purpose of

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implementing and enforcing the Settlement Agreement.

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Dated this 15th day of November, 2018

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Gibson, Dunn &
Crutcher LLP

Hon. Beth Labson Freeman
United States District Court Judge