IN RE VOLKSWAGEN "CLEAN DIESEL" MARKETING

No. 17-16020, No. 17-16065, No. 17-16067, No. 17-16068, No. 17-16082, No. 17-16083, No. 17-16089, No. 17-16092, No. 17-16099, No. 17-16123, No. 17-16124, No. 17-16130, No. 17-16132, No. 17-16156, No. 17-16158, No. 17-16172, No. 17-16180.

914 F.3d 623 (2019)

IN RE VOLKSWAGEN "CLEAN DIESEL" MARKETING, SALES PRACTICES, AND PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Bishop, Heenan & Davies, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Law Office of Maloney & Campolo, LLP, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, James Ben Feinman; Ronald Clark Fleshman, Jr., Objectors-Appellants, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Lemberg Law, LLC, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Nagel Rice, LLP, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Strong Law Offices, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Hyde & Swigart, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, The Driscoll Firm, P.C., Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Viles and Beckman, LLC, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Holton Law Firm, PLLC, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Makarem & Associates, APLC, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Law Office of Samuel W. Bearman, LLC; Sellers Skievaski Kuder LLP; Artice McGraw, PA, Objectors-Appellants, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Harrell & Nowak, LLC, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Egolf Ferlic Harwood, LLC, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Ryder Law Firm, P.C., Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Paul S. Rothstein, Objector-Appellant, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees. In re Volkswagen "Clean Diesel" Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Jason Hill; Ray Preciado; Susan Tarrence; Steven R. Thornton; Anne Duncan Argento; Simon W. Beaven; Juliet Brodie; Sarah Burt; Aimee Epstein; George Farquar; Mark Houle; Rebecca Kaplan; Helen Koisk-Westly; Raymond Krein; Stephen Verner; Leo Winternitz; Marcus Alexander Doege; Leslie Maclise-Kane; Timothy Watson; Farrah P. Bell; Jerry Lawhon; Michael R. Cruise; John C. Dufurrena; Scott Bahr; Karl Fry; Cesar Olmos; Britney Lynne Schnathorst; Carla Berg; Aaron Joy; Eric Davidson White; Floyd Beck Warren; Thomas J. Buchberger; Russell Evans; Carmel Rubin; Daniel Sullivan; Matthew Cure; Denise De Fiesta; Mark Rovner; Wolfgang Steudel; Anne Mahle; David McCarthy; Scott Moen; Ryan Joseph Schuette; Megan Walawender; Joseph Morrey; Michael Lorenz; Nancy L. Stirek; Rebecca Perlmutter; Addison Minott; Richard Grogan; Alan Bandics; Melani Buchanan Farmer; Kevin Bedard; Elizabeth Bedard; Cynthia R. Kirtland; Michael Charles Krimmelbein; Will Harlan; Heather Greenfield; Thomas W. Ayala; Herbert Yussim; Nicholas Bond; Brian J. Bialecki; Katherine Mehls; Whitney Powers; Roy McNeal; Brett Alters; Kelly R. King; Rachel Otto; William Andrew Wilson; David Ebenstein; Mark Schumacher; Chad Dial; Joseph Herr; Kurt Mallery; Marion B. Moore; Laura Swenson; Brian Nicholas Mills, Plaintiffs-Appellees, Hawks Quindel, S.C.; Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C., Objectors-Appellants, v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.; Volkswagen, AG; Audi, AG; Audi of America, LLC; Porsche Cars North America, Inc.; Robert Bosch GMBH; Robert Bosch, LLC, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 22, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce H. Nagel (argued) and Diane E. Sammons , Nagel Rice, LLP, Roseland, New Jersey; James B. Feinman (argued), James B. Feinman & Associates, Lynchburg, California; Sara Khosroabadi and Joshua B. Swigart , Hyde & Swigart, San Diego, California; for Objectors-Appellants.

Samuel Issacharoff (argued), New York, New York; Kevin R. Budner , David S. Stellings , and Elizabeth J. Cabraser , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, San Francisco, California; Robin L. Greenwald , Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York, New York; Christopher A. Seeger , Seeger Weiss LLP, New York, New York; Paul J. Geller , Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Boca Raton, Florida; Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Seattle, Washington; Michael D. Hausfeld , Hausfeld LLP, Washington, D.C.; Jayne Conroy , Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York, New York; Roxanne Barton Conlin , Roxanne Conlin & Associates P.C., Des Moines, Iowa; Joseph F. Rice , Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina; Michael Everett Heygood , Heygood Orr & Pearson, Irving, Texas; Adam J. Levitt , Dicello Levitt & Casey LLC, Chicago, Illinois; Frank Mario Pitre , Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP, Burlingame, California; James E. Cecchi and Carella, Byrne, Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello P.C., Roseland, New Jersey; David Boies , Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP, Armonk, New York; W. Daniel "Dee" Miles III , Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, Alabama; Benjamin L. Bailey , Bailey Glasser LLP, Charleston, West Virginia; Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman, Seattle, Washington; Rosemary M. Rivas , Levi & Korsinsky LLP, San Francisco, California; David Seabold Casey Jr. , Casey Gerry Schenk Franca Villa Blatt & Penfield LLP, San Diego, California; J. Gerard Stranch IV , Branstetter Stranch & Jennings, PLLC, Nashville, Tennessee; Lesley E. Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Oakland, California; Roland K. Tellis , Baron & Budd P.C., Encino, California; for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Sharon Nelles (argued), Andrew J. Finn , William B. Monahan , and Robert J. Giuffra, Jr. , Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: MILAN D. SMITH, JR. and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN, Circuit Judges, and JANE A. RESTANI, Judge.


OPINION

Appellants are lawyers and law firms that represented class members in an underlying class action that secured a settlement of more than $10 billion and an additional award of $175 million in fees for class counsel. Non-class counsel filed 244 motions for attorneys' fees. In a single order, the district...

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