In re HIV Antitrust Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE HIV ANTITRUST LITIGATION. Case No. 19-cv-02573-EMC

ORDER GRANTING DPPS’ MOTION

FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL Docket No. 2086

12 13 Currently pending before the Court is the DPPs’ motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement with Gilead. The Court previously certified two DPP classes: (1) the Truvada Class and (2) the Atripla Class. See Docket No. 1388 (order). There are approximately 76 Truvada Class Members and 53 Atripla Class Members. Having considered the briefing submitted, as well as all other evidence of record, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion for preliminary approval. A court may grant preliminary approval to a class action settlement only if it finds the settlement fair, reasonable, and adequate. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(2). In making this assessment, a court considers whether:

(A) the class representatives and class counsel have adequately represented the class; 24 (B) the…