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Class Settlements
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Settlement Talks ‘Productive’ in PACER Fees Class Action
The parties to a putative class action lawsuit claiming that the federal courts' PACER system routinely overcharges for document downloads have asked the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for more…
Employment Class and Collective Action Update
ANOTHER ERISA CHURCH PLAN CLASS ACTION SETTLES
By René E. Thorne, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Citing to the “significant uncertainties in predicting the outcome” of their litigation “where the critical issue is pending before the Supreme Court" (oral argument on the scope of ERISA’s church…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
The Unwelcome Guest at the Class Settlement Table: Serial Objectors
Finally, the end is in sight. After motions to dismiss, discovery, hearings, a highly contested motion for class certification and mediation, the parties have reached a class settlement. The parties…
Corporate & Securities Law Blog
New York Appellate Division Revives Non-Monetary Class Action Settlement in M&A Class Action with Revised Standard of Review
By Christopher Bosch, John Stigi
In Gordon v. Verizon Communications, Inc., No. 653084/13, 2017 WL 442871 (N.Y. App. Div. Feb. 2, 2017), the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York,…
Class Action & Mass Torts
6 Key Trends in Workplace Class Action Litigation for 2016: #2 Class Action Settlements
As profiled in our recent publication of the 13th Annual Workplace Class Action Report, 2016 has been an interesting year for employment-related workplace class action settlements. After reaching all-time highs in…
Class Action & Mass Torts
What Employers Can Divine From The Largest Workplace Class Action Settlements Of 2016
Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the second in a continuing series of blog posting on key trends impacting employers identified in our 2017 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report. This posting discusses…
The California Employment Law Blog
Laffitte v. Robert Half Int’l: Supreme Court Approves Attorney Fees Calculated as Percentage of Common Fund Class Action Settlement
In Laffitte v. Robert Half International, Inc. (2016) 1 Cal.5th 480, the California Supreme Court upheld an award of common fund attorney fees in a class action settlement. The introduction…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
FTC to Collect and Analyze Class Settlement Data
On Nov. 14, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it issued orders to eight unidentified claims administrators, requiring them to divulge information on class settlement notification procedures and the…
Consumer Finance Monitor
FTC seeks information on class action claims rates
The FTC has announced that to study the effectiveness of various class action settlement notice programs, it has issued orders to eight claims administrators requiring them to provide information on…
Class Action Countermeasures
Five Takeaways from the Duke Conference on Class Action Settlements
A few weeks ago, the Duke Law Center for Judicial Studies held a conference on class action settlements in San Diego, to discuss best practices in the wake of the…