Topic
Class Settlements
403 published works
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Global Fitness Not in Shape to Pay Fees and Expenses, Held in Contempt for Failing to Comply with Final Approval Order
Last month, Global Fitness Holdings LLC and its four managers were held in civil contempt for failure to comply with a final order approving a class action settlement. Gascho v.…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Seventh Circuit Holds Footlong Settlement Falls Short
The Seventh Circuit’s rejection of a class action settlement in a case alleging consumer fraud against Subway for allegedly “shorting” customers of its Footlong sandwiches illustrates the pitfalls of settlements…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Seventh Circuit Rejects Subway Footlong Class Settlement as a “Racket”
By Ann Yackshaw
A recent Seventh Circuit decision pushed back on a proposed settlement of the Subway “footlong sub” class action, finding the proposed settlement a “racket” designed to benefit class counsel without…
Drug & Device Law
Cy Pres Abuse Poster Child
By Bexis
We’ve never liked the “cy pres” concept in the context of class actions. We opposed it (not terribly successfully) when the ALI was considering it. We believe that taking money…
Legal Profession Blog
Disbarment Proposed Where Misappropriated Funds Used To Pay Law School Tuition
The California State Bar Court Hearing Department found insufficient evidence of several allegations but nonetheless found violations that led to a disbarment recommendation.At issue were funds obtained in litigation in…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Seventh Circuit Rejects And Lambasts “Worthless” Settlement For Class Of Subway Sandwich Purchasers
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and John S. Marrese Seyfarth Synopsis: In In Re Subway Footlong Sandwich Mktg. & Sales Practices Litig., No. 16-1652 (7th Cir. Aug. 25, 2017),…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Judge Rejects FLSA Class Action Settlement Because Named Plaintiff And His Lawyers Were Getting Too Much: A Return to Sanity
Most wage-hour class actions settle, usually with the lead plaintiff getting an extra sum of money for leading the “good fight.” In any such action, the Judge has to approve…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Eleventh Circuit Rules That Stipulated Dismissal Of Named Plaintiffs And Defendant Triggers Putative Class Members’ Deadline To Appeal
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and John S. Marrese Seyfarth Synopsis: In Love v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., No. 15-15260 (11th Cir. Aug. 3, 2017), the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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Bebe Stores Settles TCPA Class Action
By Jillian Burstein, Jason Gordon
Last month, women’s fashion retailer Bebe Stores, Inc. agreed to settle a proposed class action over purported violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), which alleged that the retailer…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Eighth Circuit Provides Important Guidance in Class Settlement Approvals
By Mark Johnson
The Eight Circuit provided some useful guidance for district courts and practitioners in obtaining and reviewing final approval of class settlements in its July 5, 2017, decision in Keil v.…