The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Wednesday allowed [opinion, PDF] a major class action settlement involving Remington firearms to proceed.

The class action lawsuit against Remington Arms Company alleged that “certain Remington rifles were susceptible to unintentional firing without a trigger pull.” The class members “sought to require Remington to repair or replace their firearms.”

The settlement was challenged by objectors who argued “that the district court abused its discretion (1) approving a class settlement that utilized an inadequate notice plan, and (2) approving a settlement that does not provide adequate relief to the class.” However, the Eighth Circuit disagreed. In regards to the first claim, the court stated that “the notice plan was adequate and satisfied the methods and mechanisms for disseminating notice set forth in Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.” As for the second claim, “[t]he record makes plain that the settlement agreement was reached following meaningful discovery and investigation by class counsel and arm’s length negotiations between the parties.”

Under the terms of the settlement, “some class members are entitled to receive a trigger replacement while others are entitled to receive a $10 or $12 voucher.” The notice plan includes a targeted social media campaign and posters at more than 11,000 retail locations, among other things.