DISCH v. HICKS

No. 1030403 to 1030405 and 1030758.

900 So.2d 399 (2004)

Heidi G. DISCH v. Sharon HICKS and Oxmoor House, Inc. Mary Sisk Rawls v. Sharon Hicks and Oxmoor House, Inc. Alice Lusk v. Sharon Hicks and Oxmoor House, Inc. Mrs. Henry Little v. Sharon Hicks and Oxmoor House, Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Decided October 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Chadwick Green, Birmingham, for appellants Heidi G. Disch, Mary S. Rawls, and Alice A. Lusk.

Michael R. Lunsford of Galese & Ingram, P.C., Birmingham, for appellant Mrs. Henry Little.

Timothy G. Blood of LeRach Coughlin Stoia & Robbins, LLP, San Diego, California; Joe R. Whatley, Jr., and Charlene P. Ford of Whatley Drake, LLC, Birmingham; John Yanchunis and Christopher Casper of James, Hoyer, Newcomer & Smiljanich, P.A., Tampa, Florida; and Benjamin R. Bingham of Bingham & Lea, P.C., San Antonio, Texas, for appellee Sharon Hicks.

M. Christian King of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC, Birmingham; Pamela G. Matthews of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, San Antonio, Texas; and L. Joseph Shaheen, Jr., of Gardner, Wilkes, Shaheen & Candelora, Tampa, Florida, for appellee Oxmoor House, Inc.


STUART, Justice.

In these appeals, Heidi Disch, Mary Sisk Rawls, Alice Lusk, and Mrs. Henry Little (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "objectors") appeal from an order approving the settlement of a class action filed by Sharon Hicks against Oxmoor House, Inc. We reverse and remand with directions.

Background

On May 29, 2003, Sharon Hicks sued Oxmoor House, Inc., a corporation engaged in the marketing and selling of books. Oxmoor...

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