Consumer Class Actions: 12. Settlement (Compromise)
When determining whether a class action settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, the court must consider (1) the existence of fraud or collusion behind the settlement; (2) the complexity, expense, and likely duration of the litigation; (3) the stage of the proceedings; (4) the probability of the plaintiff’s success on the merits; (5) the range of possible recovery; (6) the opinions of class counsel, class representatives and absent class members. Bachman, 344 S.W.3d 260, 266 (Mo. Ct. App. 2011) (citing Ring, 41 S.W.3d at 492).