BOYLE v. GIRAL

No. 01-CV-600, 02-CV-305.

820 A.2d 561 (2003)

Joy BOYLE, et al., Appellants, v. Teresa Herminia GIRAL, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

March 25, 2003.

Decided April 10, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Barton, with whom David Schertler and Lisa Fishberg were on the briefs, for appellants.

John M. Majoras, Washington, DC, with whom Julie E. McEvoy and Heather Guilette Walser were on the briefs, for appellee Settling Defendants.

Jeffrey A. Bartos, Washington, DC, with whom Jonathan Rolfe and Timothy D. Battin were on the briefs, for appellee Class Plaintiffs.

Bennett Rushkoff, with whom Robert R. Rigsby, Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed for appeal No. 01-CV-600, Arabella W. Teal, Corporation Counsel at the time the brief was filed for appeal No. 02-CV-305, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, were on the briefs, for appellee District of Columbia.

Before TERRY, FARRELL and REID, Associate Judges.


REID, Associate Judge:

Before us are consolidated appeals involving challenges to the trial court's (1) denial of motions to intervene filed by appellants Joy Boyle, Daniel Owen and others (collectively "the consumer class member objectors") in a class action suit against various vitamin product manufacturers and distributors; and (2) final approval of the class action settlement agreement which, instead of a distribution to individual members of the consumer class...

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