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Class Settlements
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Missouri Lawyers Media
Employer-Employee: Overtime Violations-Class Action Settlement
Defendants appealed the trial court’s judgment approving a class action settlement. Plaintiff filed a class action alleging overtime violations by defendants. Defendants argued that the trial court erred in entering…
Legal IT Insider
2025/26 Reflections & Predictions: Reena SenGupta & Tom Saunders, RSGI – The year of collaboration
By Caroline Hill - Editor-in-Chief
Reena SenGupta, CEO and founder of RSGI, and Tom Saunders, communities and client director at RSGI, sat down with us to discuss an exciting 2025 in which one of the…
Steven G. Mehta Blog
How are settlement payments allocated between wages, penalties, etc., in class action cases?
How are settlement payments allocated between wages, penalties, etc., in class action cases? In many employment class action settlements, especially wage and hour cases, the total settlement amount is not…
Steven G. Mehta Blog
What if the court does not approve a class action settlement we reached?
What if the court does not approve a class action settlement we reached? If a court declines to approve a class action settlement, it usually means the deal needs to…
Steven G. Mehta Blog
Why do class action settlements need preliminary and final court approval?
Why do class action settlements need preliminary and final court approval? Class action settlements require court approval as a safeguard to protect the interests of all class members, especially those…
Inside Class Actions
High Price of Dissent: Court Upholds Substantial Bond on Objectors To The In Re: East Palestine Train Derailment Class Action Settlement
By Sophia Cianfrani, Sonya Winner
In 2023, a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, sparking a class action lawsuit against the railway company and others involved in the derailment. In re: East Palestine Train Derailment,…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 124: Illinois Federal Court Approves $12.1 Million BIPA Class Action Settlement
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partner Jerry Maatman and senior associate Tyler Zmick with their analysis of a $12.1 million…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
11 best practices to prevent off-the-clock wage claims
Target recently agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a class action by warehouse employees claiming they weren't paid for all their work time. The hourly employees said they had…
Inside Class Actions
Fee-versal of Fortune
By Hunter Bjazevich, Sonya Winner
The Ninth Circuit in Maree v. Deutsche Lufthansa A.G., No. 23-55795, 2025 WL 2268254 (9th Cir. Aug. 8, 2025) recently vacated and remanded a district court’s approval of a class…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 108: Mid-Year Class Action Settlement Report & Analysis
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley with their report on class action settlement trends at…