GASCHO v. GLOBAL FITNESS HOLDINGS, LLC

Nos. 14-3761, 14-3798.

822 F.3d 269 (2016)

Amber GASCHO, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GLOBAL FITNESS HOLDINGS, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, Robert J. Zik, April Zik, and James Michael Hearon (14-3761); Joshua Blackman (14-3798), Objectors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Joshua T. Rose , Hummel Coan Miller, Sage & Rose LLC, Louisville, Kentucky, for Appellants in 14-3761. Theodore H. Frank , Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, D.C., for Appellant in 14-3798. Kenneth J. Rubin , Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for the Gascho Appellees. ON BRIEF: Joshua T. Rose , Hummel Coan Miller, Sage & Rose LLC, Louisville, Kentucky, Gregory A. Belzley , Belzley Bathurst Attorneys, Prospect, Kentucky, for Appellants in 14-3761. Theodore H. Frank , Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, D.C., for Appellant in 14-3798. Kenneth J. Rubin , Thomas N. McCormick , Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, Ohio, Gregory M. Travalio , Mark H. Troutman , Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Teetor, LLP, Columbus, Ohio, for the Gascho Appellees. V. Brandon McGrath , Bingham Grenebaum Doll LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, Richard S. Gurbst , Larisa M. Vaysman , Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee Global Fitness.

STRANCH, J., delivered the opinion of the court in which KEITH, J., joined. CLAY, J. (pp. 294-304), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.


OPINION

This case involves challenges to the settlement of a consumer class action. Amber Gascho and other Plaintiffs (collectively, "Plaintiffs") sued Global Fitness Holdings, LLC alleging that between 2006 and 2012 Global sold gym memberships and incorrectly charged fees pertaining to cancellation, facility maintenance...

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