Topic
Class Settlements
403 published works
Consumer Finance Monitor
FTC Studies: Class action settlement notices have room to improve
The Federal Trade Commission recently released its preliminary report on two studies it conducted to help understand the effectiveness of class action settlement notices and to “develop information to help…
Declassified
Spam or Class Action Refund? Consumers Can’t Tell
Two recent studies by the FTC show that some methods for notifying potential class members of class action settlements are not as effective as courts and counsel might believe. In…
Proskauer on Advertising Law
En Banc Ninth Circuit Reinstates and Clarifies Standard for Nationwide Class Action Settlement
By Lawrence Weinstein, Jennifer Yang, Carl Mazurek
Last month, the Ninth Circuit sitting en banc affirmed, by an 8–3 vote, a nationwide class settlement of a multidistrict litigation against automakers Kia and Hyundai over alleged misrepresentations regarding…
Litigation Finance Journal
Murray Goulburn Settles IMF Bentham-Funded Class Action for $42MM
By John Freund
Murray Goulburn Settles IMF Bentham-Funded Class Action for $42MM The now-defunct Australian dairy processor Murray Goulburn has settled one of two outstanding class actions against it. Law firm Slater &…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Ninth Circuit Fuels More Efficient Nationwide Class Settlement
By Anna McLean
Reversing itself in a 7-4 en banc decision, the Ninth Circuit reinstated a $210 million settlement in multidistrict class action litigation over the advertised fuel efficiency of Hyundai and Kia…
Business and Commercial
Ninth Circuit Fuels More Efficient Nationwide Class Settlement
By Anna McLean
Reversing itself in a 7-4 en banc decision, the Ninth Circuit reinstated a $210 million settlement in multidistrict class action litigation over the advertised fuel efficiency of Hyundai and Kia…
Law and the Workplace
How Do Individualized Issues Impact a Class Action Settlement?
By Andrew A. Smith, Steven Hurd
The Ninth Circuit went a long way towards answering that question in an en banc decision last week. The key takeaway is that a district court certifying a class for…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
Ninth Circuit Rules That Varying State Laws Do Not Defeat Predominance Requirement In Class Action Settlement Context
By Gerald Maatman, Jr., Esther Slater McDonald, Michael L. DeMarino
From Seyfarth's Workplace Class Action Blog Seyfarth Synopsis: Satisfying Rule 23(b)(3)’s predominance requirement is undoubtedly a challenge when it comes to a nationwide class. Among the many issues that arise…
Business and Commercial
Ninth Circuit Rules That Varying State Laws Do Not Defeat Predominance Requirement In Class Action Settlement Context
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Esther Slater McDonald, and Michael L. DeMarino Seyfarth Synopsis: Satisfying Rule 23(b)(3)’s predominance requirement is undoubtedly a challenge when it comes to a nationwide class.…
Class Action Countermeasures
9th Circuit Saves Nationwide Settlement Classes
By Bryan A. Fratkin, Anthony Q. Le
Sometimes settlement with a putative class of nationwide consumers is the best option for resolution. However, since the initial ruling of the Ninth Circuit in In re Hyundai & Kia…