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Class Settlements
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Class Defense Blog
December 2018 amendments to Rule 23 are now in effect
By Lucia Nale, Debra Bogo-Ernst, Kevin Ranlett, Elaine Liu
On December 1, 2018, the amendments to the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 took effect. These amendments primarily alter rules governing federal class action notice, settlement, and appeal. The…
Minding Your Business
2018 Amendments to Rule 23 – Summarized
Effective December 1 of this year, Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure – governing class action lawsuits – was amended. Among other things, the amendments modernize the…
Class Action Countermeasures
Amendments to Rule 23 Are Now Live
A number of changes to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 took effect on December 1, 2018. They’ve been in the works for some time, so no surprises, but now is…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Northern District Releases Guidance for Class Action Settlements
By Michael W. Scarborough, Nadezhda Nikonova
This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal on November 28, 2018. The Northern District of California comprehensively updated its Procedural Guidance for Class…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Northern District Releases Guidance for Class Action Settlements
By Michael W. Scarborough, Nadezhda Nikonova
This article originally appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Journal and San Francisco Daily Journal on November 28, 2018. The Northern District of California comprehensively updated its Procedural Guidance for Class…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Before You Settle That Class Action, Remember the Footlong
By Sarah Gilbert, Honor Costello
This article originally appeared in Bloomberg BNA. [caption id="attachment_2761" align="alignright" width="300"] @GettyImages[/caption] When Subway faced a class action over its “footlong” sandwiches coming up short, a quick settlement seemed like…
Drug & Device Law
Sunset for Cy Pres, or Standing in Cyber-Privacy Litigation – Take Your Pick
By Bexis
We’ve always hated the concept of cy pres class action settlements. A cy pres distribution is an admission that, even without opposition, the plaintiffs cannot prove who was injured and…
Antitrust Law Blog
N.D. Cal. Releases Comprehensive Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements
On November 1, 2018, the Northern District of California updated its Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements, requiring increased disclosures for settlement preliminary and final approval, and more transparency in…
Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
California Federal Court First to Require Class Action Settlement Data To Be Made Public
By Michael Reed, M. Brett Burns
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is a popular venue for class action lawsuits. As of November 1, 2018, it is also the first to require…
Food Poison Journal
Up to $4.5 Million available in Hawaii Hepatitis A Outbreak
By Bill Marler
A preliminary settlement of up to $4,500,000.00 has been reached in a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of those who were exposed to hepatitis A related to eating at…