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Page 23 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97188, * the merits of the case," so this factors weighs in favor of settlement. See Martina, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145285, 2013 WL 5567157, at *6 (finding adequate appreciation of merits when parties "exchanged initial disclosures and arri

to trial. A district court retains the authority to decertify or modify a class at any time during the litigation if it proves to be unmanageable." Warfarin Sodium, 391 F.3d at 537 (citing Prudential, 148 F.3d at 321). Because of this, the "specter of decertification makes settlement an appealing alternative."

Page 23 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97188, * the merits of the case," so this factors weighs in favor of settlement. See Martina, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145285, 2013 WL 5567157, at *6 (finding adequate appreciation of merits when parties "exchanged initial disclosures and arri

to trial. A district court retains the authority to decertify or modify a class at any time during the litigation if it proves to be unmanageable." Warfarin Sodium, 391 F.3d at 537 (citing Prudential, 148 F.3d at 321). Because of this, the "specter of decertification makes settlement an appealing alternative."

the number of objectors and weighing the vociferousness of their objections," as well as by counting the number of Class members who submit claims. Martina v. L.A. Fitness Intern., LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 145285, 2013 WL 5567157, at *5 (D.N.J. Oct. 8, 2013) (Walls, J.) (citing Prudential, 148 F.3d a

ire "additional discovery, extensive pretrial motions addressing complex factual and legal questions, and ultimately a complicated, lengthy trial." Warfarin Sodium, 391 F.3d at 536. The action here, which has been pending for over three years, would require the analysis of records from "hundreds of consumers,"