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Class Settlements
403 published works
Food Poison Journal
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 DEADLINE TO FILE HAWAII HEPATITIS A CLAIM
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…
Business and Commercial
Are credits coupons? The Ninth Circuit Says Yes in Calculating Total Value of Class Action Settlements
Companies may be inclined to offer “coupons” or similar benefits to settle consumer class actions. While offering coupons is permissible, in In re Easysaver Rewards Litigation, No. 16-56307, 2018 U.S.…
SDNY Blog
Judge Rakoff Grants Sanctions for “Objector Extortion” in Proposed Class Action Settlement
Yesterday, Judge Rakoff sanctioned an attorney for an objector to the $3 billion Petrobras securities litigation settlement (see our full coverage of the Petrobras litigation here). Judge Rakoff had approved…
The D&O Diary
Del. Supreme Court Holds Settlement Amounts Not Uninsurable Disgorgement
A coverage defense that insurers frequently raise is the assertion that the amount for which the insurance payment is sought represents uninsurable disgorgement. Beyond the more general question of whether…
DecodingIP
A Hidden (and Legal) Method for Tech Companies to Fund Their Friends’ Shadow Campaigns Against Strong IP Protections
Until recently, I did not really pay attention to class action lawsuits or settlement requirements. After all, I’m an intellectual property and technology lawyer. Class action litigation isn’t my thing. Now I am really paying attention, and I’m…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Seventh Circuit Allows Review Of Potential Payments Made To Class Members Objecting To Class Settlement
By Christopher M. Cascino and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Seyfarth Synopsis: In Pearson v. Target Corp., No. 17-2275, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 17337 (7th Cir. June 26, 2018), the U.S.…
Employment Class and Collective Action Update
Rule 23 Amendments Awaiting Congressional Review
By Marla N. Presley, Joanna M. Rodriguez
The final amendments to the Federal Civil Rules of Procedure, including amendments to Rule 23 class actions, are waiting for approval from Congress. The primary changes to Rule 23 affect…
Employment Class Action Blog
New York District Court Rejects Putative Class Settlement Involving Interns
By Greg Mersol
An improper class still isn’t a class even if you settle Here’s something you don’t see every day. A district court has rejected the settlement of a proposed class and…
The D&O Diary
ISS Releases List of Top 25 Canadian Securities Class Action Settlements
Readers undoubtedly are familiar with ISS Securities Class Action Services’ annual report on the Top 100 Securities Class Action Settlements, focusing on the largest U.S. securities lawsuit settlements. The most…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
2018 Class Action Landscape
In 2016, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, resolving a circuit split on whether an unaccepted offer of judgment pursuant to Rule 68 of…