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Class Settlements
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Class Action Defense Blog
Duane Morris Class Action Review – 2026/2027: Mid-Year Class Action Settlement Report & Analysis
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaways: Corporate defendants saw unprecedented settlement numbers across all areas of class action litigation between 2022 and 2025, and mid-year…
Your ERISA Watch
Your ERISA Watch – Week of June 10, 2026
You will no doubt be relieved to learn that this week, unlike the last two weeks, we are not featuring a case of the week about actuarial calculations. In fact,…
Massachusetts Chapter 93A Insights
Massachusetts High Court Emphasizes Judicial Control Over Class Settlements and Limits Nonparty Challenges
By David G. Thomas, Angela C. Bunnell, Diana A. Balluku, Abby Druhot
In Ortins v. Lincoln Property Company, the Massachusetts high court limited third‑party challenges to class-action settlements and reinforced settlement finality and claims‑made structures.
Stritmatter Law Blog
Stritmatter Law Clients Settle MultiPlan Class Action
After two and a half years of litigation and multiple court victories, Stritmatter Law clients and class representatives have reached a consumer protection class action settlement that benefits over 150…
Inside Class Actions
Federal Circuit Agrees with Majority View on Class Representative Incentive Awards
We previously covered the Eleventh Circuit’s decision to deny rehearing in Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC, 2022 WL 3083717 (11th Cir. Aug. 3, 2022), which had held that district courts…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Hawaii Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Insurers’ Right to Intervene in Maui Fire Class Settlement Proceedings
The Hawaii Supreme Court affirmed the Circuit Court's denial of the insurers' motion to intervene in the class settlement proceedings finding the insurers did not have a protectable interest. Burnes,…
Jotwell
Take Notice: Governmental Review of Class Action Settlements
Michael E. Solimine & Hailey E. Martin, Judicial Review of Settlements Under the Class Action Fairness Act and Deference Due to the Department of Justice and State Attorneys General, 51…
Missouri Lawyers Media
Western District enforces class action settlement over defendants’ objections
By Correy E. Stephenson, Special To Missouri Lawyers Media
The appeals court ruled a circuit court judge properly approved a class action settlement over unpaid overtime, rejecting claims that relief exceeded pleadings. The post Western District enforces class action…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
PA State Court Approves $13.5M Settlement Against Bayada in Wage Class Action
By Anne Hall
A judge for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has approved a $13.5 million settlement in a wage claim suit against Bayada Home Health Care. The class, which includes about…
Class Action Defense Blog
California Federal Court Orders Disclosure Of Side Deals In Connection With Class Action Settlement
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Justin R. Donoho Duane Morris Takeaways: On December 23, 2025, Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California…