Topic
Class Settlements
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Appellate Advocacy Blog
Judicial Opinions & Pop Culture (or, are the Star Wars sequels “mediocre and schlocky”)
Earlier this week I received an email from a student with this Ninth Circuit opinion attached. The subject of the email was "Judge Lee and Star Wars," and the student…
Privacy World
No Happy Hour Here: $7.1 Million Settlement Reached in Alcohol Delivery Data Breach Class Action Litigation, Class Members Anticipated to Get $14 Cash Payout
By Kristin Bryan, Angelo Carosio
Data breaches are on the rise, and with a rise in breaches comes an accompanying increase in data breach litigation. A recent class action settlement involving the largest online alcohol…
Litigation Finance Journal
Wivenhoe Dam Class Action Impacts Omni Bridgeway Stock Price
By John Freund
Speculation is rampant that a recent 5.6% drop in Omni Bridgeway stock was precipitated by a partial settlement in the Wivenhoe class action. The funded case, which involved over 6,500…
The D&O Diary
ISS SCAS Report Ranks Top 50 Plaintiff’s Securities Law Firms by 2020 Settlement Values
In its latest annual study, ISS Securities Class Action Services reports that in 2020 the Robbins Geller law firm secured the highest dollar value in securities class action lawsuit settlements…
Agricultural Law Weekly Review
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—Week Ending February 26, 2021
Antitrust: Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Civil Antitrust Settlement; Tyson and Pilgrim’s to Pay $155 Million On February 25, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois…
Litigation Finance Journal
Steinhoff Shareholders Unmoved by Settlement Offer
By John Freund
Claimants in the Steinhoff class action can’t shake the suspicion that former chair Christo Wiese is getting far more than he should. A proposed global settlement in the class action…
Litigation Finance Journal
Williamtown Class Action Members Compensated
By John Freund
An impressive $57 million settlement was distributed among members of the Williamtown Contamination Class Action earlier this week. This comes as part of a settlement from February of last year,…
Consumer Class Defense Counsel
Eleventh Circuit Vacates Pre-<em>Spokeo</em> “Beat the Clock” FACTA Class Action Settlement for Lack of Standing Post-<em>Spokeo</em>
The Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, has vacated a pre-Spokeo “beat the clock” class action settlement for lack of standing post-Spokeo. This decision is reflective of a developing trend in…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Ninth Circuit Vacates Class-Settlement Fee Award Under Rule 23(h), Rejecting Lodestar-With-Multiplier Calculation in Case Where 96% of Value Is Coupons
In Chambers v. Whirlpool Corp., No. 16-56666 (9th Cir. Nov. 10, 2020), a Ninth Circuit panel affirms a class settlement, but remands the case for a recalculation of the attorney’s…
Minding Your Business
Is Your Class Action Settlement Reasonable? A Look Inside the Court’s Approval of the Yahoo! Data Breach Settlement May Shed Some Light
By Marc Palmer
A federal court recently issued a decision approving a class action settlement resolving litigation stemming from five Yahoo! data breaches that occurred from 2012 to 2016 and affected at least…