Topic
Class Settlements
403 published works
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Third Circuit Finds That If the Settlement Does Not Fit, You Must … Revisit
By Amanda L. Genovese, David N. Anthony
On February 24, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed, for the second time, an appeal arising out of the Delaware Chapter 11 bankruptcy of SCH…
Drug & Device Law
Guest Post – Sayonara, Cy Pres
By Bexis
This is a guest post prepared by Rachel Weil of Reed Smith, who has graced us with guest posts before and, we hope, will do so again. This post concerns…
Class Actions Insider
Cy Pres Distributions in Class Action Settlements Addressed By Eighth Circuit
By Wystan Ackerman, Wystan Ackerman
Over the last several years, federal courts of appeals have been closely scrutinizing cy pres distributions to charitable organizations in class action settlements. This includes opinions by the First Circuit,…
Employment & Labor
Iowa Appellate Court Provides Leverage To Employers In Class Action Settlement Negotiations
By Christopher M. Cascino and Jennifer Riley On January 14, 2015, in Kragnes v. Schroeder, No. 13-2065 (Iowa App. Ct. Jan. 14, 2015), the Iowa Appellate Court upheld the district…
Employment Class Action Blog
Court Approves Overtime Class Settlement After Initially Rejecting It
By Greg Mersol
We wrote last May about the court's rejection of a $1.75 million settlement in Cruz v. Sky Chefs, Inc., Case No. C-12-02705 DMR (N.D. Cal. 2014) [May 27, 2014]. The…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
$6.5 Million Class Action Settlement Imparts Four Lessons for Companies Seeking to Minimize Independent Contractor Misclassification Liability
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
A $6.5 million settlement between Lowe’s Home Centers and a class of its home improvement contractors was approved by a federal court judge in California earlier this week. The contractors…
Class Action Countermeasures
The Rules Advisory Committee Study Agenda – Rule 23(e)
By The Editors
Amending Rule 23 would add clarity to the settlement process and teeth to the protection of absent class members. But to solve the real class settlement process, the Advisory Committee…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Clear Sailing Ahead For Class Counsel in California Settlement
By Alex Kuljis
In Laffitte v. Robert Half International, Inc., No. BC321317, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Oct. 29, 2014; pub. ord. Nov. 21, 2014), the California Court of Appeal affirmed a $19,000,000 settlement that…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Debra Lyn Bassett on Class Action Silence
By Byron Stier
My colleague Professor Debra Lyn Bassett (Southwestern) has posted to SSRN her article, Class Action Silence, 94 Boston U. L. Rev. 1781 (forthcoming 2014). Here is the abstract:A number of law…
Class Action Countermeasures
What Will Be in the Coming Class Action Amendments?
By The Editors
I’ve written a little so far about the fact that Rule 23 is likely to undergo revision in the next few years. Last week…