CVS Defeats Objector Appeal of $9.7 Million Wage Case Settlement

CVS Pharmacy Inc. and California workers who say it stiffed them on pay more than a decade ago can move forward with a $9.75 million settlement after a federal appeals court nixed an objector’s challenge Thursday.

The district judge properly evaluated the deal’s fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy and “specifically addressed” the objector’s concerns, so the lower court didn’t abuse its discretion when it approved class definitions and signed off on the settlement, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said in an unpublished opinion.

• The workers, who first sued in 2016 and reached a settlement covering more ...