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When and where will the Court decide whether to approve the Proposed Settlement and Class Counsel fees?
A final approval hearing called a Fairness Hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday June 7, 2010 at the Beaufort County Court House,102 Ribault Road, Beaufort, South Carolina. The Honorable J. Mark Hayes, II, Circuit Court Judge sitting in South Carolina’s Fourteenth Judicial Circuit will conduct the Hearing and determine whether the Proposed Settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate for the Class as a whole. Class Counsel will also ask the Court to award and approve attorneys’ fees and litigation costs. The Court may continue or postpone the Hearing without further notice to the Class.
