NTB Tire Registration Class Deal Gets Final Nod Over Objection

Sept. 3, 2020, 6:34 PM UTC

A class settlement calling for National Tire & Battery to help consumers nationwide register their newly purchased tires won final approval from a federal court in Florida.

The no-damages deal provides value to the class, and the attorneys’ requested $645,000 fee award warrants approval, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida said in an order entered Wednesday.

The court overruled a protest from an objector who said the deal benefits the plaintiffs’ lawyers but not the class and said it’s considering sanctions against her.

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