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Class Settlements
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Rush on Business
Claims Deadline in Microsoft-Iowa Case Fast Approaching
By Rush Nigut
The deadline for filing claims in the Microsoft Iowa Class Action Settlement is December 14, 2007. If you have any questions about how to file a claim be sure to email…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Objector to Class Action Settlement Entitled to Access to Discovery Taken in Case
In Ginsburg v. Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., 2007 WL 2982238 (Del. Ch., Oct. 9, 2007), read opinion here, the Chancery Court ruled that an objector to a proposed settlement of…
The Contingency
Third Circuit Bars Anti-Settlement Injunction
The Third Circuit today dissolved an injunction that enjoined defendants from entering into a class action settlement. The district court issued the injunction after it learned that the defendants might…
InsureReinsure
Eleventh Circuit Bars Life Insurance Actions Due to Prior Class Action Settlement
In Adams v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance, No. 98-00020-CV-CDL-4 (July 25, 2007), the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s opinion that res judicata barred appellants’ claims,…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Increasing Third Circuit Scrutiny of Mass Tort Settlements
By joetort
Article in the ABA Journal -- Philadelphia Fee-dom: The 3rd Circuit tackles settlements that leave clients wanting, insurers burning, by Margaret Graham Tebo. Here's an excerpt:Much like the housing bubble,…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Class Action Plaintiff may not Sue in Legal Malpractice
Lead Plaintiff in a class action is unhappy with settlement amount, and seeks to sue the class action attorney and sues class action attorney in legal malpractice. Holding: plaintiff is…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Estoppel in suing a Class Action Attorney for Legal Malpractice
Hinshaw reports this case: "J. Michael Koehler v. Jules Brody, et al., ___F.3d___, 2007 WL 895864 (8th Cir. 2007) Brief Summary Two years after a court approved a class action…
CAFA Law Blog
The Federal Reserve Issues Statement On Regulated Financial Institutions’ Requirement To Notify Their Federal and State Regulators of Proposed Class Settlements.
(Editors’ suggestion—to maximize your reading pleasure, try reading the following post in your best Ben Stein impersonation, circa “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”) The Federal Reserve has issued a letter providing…
Rush on Business
Iowa-Microsoft Settlement Agreement
By Rush Nigut
For those Iowa-Microsoft class action case junkies you can view the settlement agreement here. I have received several emails on how to file a claim in the case. For details…
Rush on Business
Iowa-Microsoft Settlement Receives Preliminary Approval
By Rush Nigut
Judge Rosenberg gave preliminary approval today of a $179.95 million dollar settlement in the Iowa consumer class action against Microsoft. Unlike other settlements across the country, Microsoft has agreed to…