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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Negotiable Instrument

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEAN ALEXANDER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, 

INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 05-cv-00038-EMC 

CORRECTIVE NOTICE

THIS IS A COURT-ISSUED NOTICE. PLEASE READ.

The Court is sending this notice to members of the certified class in the matter of 

Alexander, et al. v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. (the “Lawsuit”) because of a letter that 

was recently mailed to class members by attorney Mark E. Burton, of the law firm Hersh & Hersh. 

That letter was not authorized by this Court or by the lawyers in the Lawsuit; it contained 

information that may have misled you about the terms of the settlement.

This notice is intended to provide you with more complete information. The Court has 

reviewed and approved the class settlement, finding it to be fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the 

best interest of the class. In particular:

 The settlement is for a total amount of $226.5 million, of which $5.6 million will 

be paid to class members for meal and rest break claims arising after August 1, 

2011.

 The settlement does not settle meal and rest break claims arising before August 1, 

2011 and it does not release those claims. 

 Class counsel has asked the Court to approve an award of attorneys’ fees equal to 

22% of the settlement fund (approximately $49.8 million). This request is being 

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reviewed by this Court and is subject to Court approval.

 The deadline for filing claims for settlement payments has been extended to May 

15, 2016. Claims must be filed online or postmarked by that date.

For complete information about the settlement, including copies of (1) the Courtauthorized notice, and (2) the Court’s April 12, 2016 order conditionally granting final approval of 

the settlement, you may access the website of the settlement administrator at: www.alexander-vfedexground-settlement.com. For information about the claim process, you can contact the class 

counsel (Leonard Carder LLP) at (510) 272-0169, or the settlement administrator (Rust 

Consulting) at (800) 711-1958.

Again, if you have not yet filed a claim in the Lawsuit, the deadline for claim-filing has 

been extended to May 15, 2016. If you have already filed your claim, you do not need to do 

anything further.

Dated: April 25, 2016

______________________________________

EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT DIRECTLY

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