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DENNIS v. KELLOGG CO.

Nos. 11-55674, 11-55706.

687 F.3d 1149 (2012)

Harry DENNIS; Jon Koz, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Stephanie Berg, Objector-Appellant, v. KELLOGG COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Harry Dennis; Jon Koz, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Omar Rivero, Objector-Appellant, v. Kellogg Company, a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Darrell Palmer and Janine R. Menhennet , Law Offices of Darrell Palmer PC, Solana Beach, CA, and Christopher A. Bandas , Bandas Law Firm, P.C., Corpus Christi, TX, for the objectors-appellants.

Timothy G. Blood , Blood Hurst & O'Reardon LLP, San Diego, CA, for the plaintiffs-appellees.

Kenneth K. Lee , Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA, and Richard P. Steinken , Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for the defendant-appellee.

Before: STEPHEN S. TROTT and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges, and KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.

OPINION

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Most cases in our judicial system never make it to trial. Litigants often find it advantageous to secure a resolution more quickly by settling the case and negotiating a result the parties can tolerate, even though neither side can call it a total win. Normally, that is the end of the story, and the parties walk away — not entirely happy, but not entirely unhappy either.

In a class action, however, any settlement...

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