| Since class action settlements have to be approved by the court, Trellis is a great place to conduct settlement research, as we have over 80+ million filed searchable documents! |
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How to Conduct Settlement Research
Start on the Smart Search page.
| ✪ *Pro Tip* – Our #1 search suggestion is: motion approv* class action settlement |
A great feature available on Trellis when searching in the state of California is access to Tentative Rulings.
You’ll notice that when you look through these Tentative Rulings that you will be able to find actual settlement figures.
You can even dive in deeper by adding additional search terms in order to filter to the information you’re searching for.
| ✪ *Pro Tip* – Some class action cases may not appear in the Dockets tab so you can also look through the Documents tab to find additional relevant cases. |
Helpful Search Examples:
| motion approv* class action settlement | motion approv* class action settlement |
| Company AND “class action” | Uber AND “class action” |
| Company AND settlement | Uber AND settlement |
| Company AND “class action settlement” | Uber AND “class action settlement” |
| Law Firm AND “class action” | “Lewis Brisbois” AND “class action” |
| issue AND “class action” | “wage and hour” AND “class action” |
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