P1444 Following settlement of a class action, the difference between the total sum payable to all class members and the total actually paid out is "unpaid residue" subject to distribution according to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 384, which requires payment to nonprofit organizations to support projects that will benefit the class, or similarly situated persons, even if the settlement was on a claims made basis.CitationCUNDIFF v VERIZON (Obsolete Telephones) 167 CA4 718 [See: CCP 384; Cundiff v GTE 101 CA4 1395, T/AT 10/02; In re Microsoft 135 CA4 706, P/AT 3/06; In re Vitamin Cases 107 CA4 820, P/AT 5/03]
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