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Class Settlements
403 published works
Consumer Class Defense Counsel
New Guidance on Attorneys’ Fee Awards in Class Action Settlements
By Michael D. Leffel, McKenzie L. Ahmet
The Second Circuit and Ninth Circuit recently issued opinions vacating class action settlements, with both courts taking issue with the attorneys’ fees awarded to class counsel. These decisions — Lowery…
Inside Class Actions
California Federal Court Clamps Down on ‘En Masse’ Class Claims Identified by AI
By Marc Capuano, Steve Petkis, Gregory Halperin
Courts and litigants continue to grapple with the new frontier of artificial intelligence (“AI”). One recent case in California demonstrates a new wrinkle in this evolving landscape—the use of AI…
Class Action Defense Blog
The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 28: Top Settlements In Class Action Litigation In 2022 & 2023
Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley with their analysis of significant class action settlements throughout…
Class Action Defense Blog
Read It And Weep, Subscribers – Attorneys’ Fee Award Delays Approval Of NYT Settlement
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Katelynn Gray Duane Morris Takeaways – In Moses v. N.Y. Times Co., No. 21-2556, 2023 WL 5281138 (2d Cir. Aug. 17, 2023), Objector-Appellant Eric Isaacson…
New Jersey Lemon Law Lawyer Blog
Everything you Need to Know about Class Action Settlement for Car Owners
Everything you Need to Know about Class Action Settlement for Car Owners Are you a car owner tired of dealing with faulty car parts and defects? If yes, you need…
TCPA Defense Force Blog
Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved for “Wrong Number” Calls Suggests Wisdom of Scrubbing for Validity of Called Numbers
Written by Meg Corry and Marty Stern
The D&O Diary
Wells Fargo Settles Securities Suit for $1 Billion
In what is among the 20 largest all-time U.S. securities class action lawsuit settlements, Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle claims that it misrepresented its compliance…
Ad Law Access
Retailer to Pay $197 Million to Settle Pricing Claims
Over the past few weeks, we’ve posted about a few cases involving pricing claims, including a post discussing a lawsuit over a grocer’s BOGO offers, a post discussing a lawsuit…
Class Defense Blog
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to validity of incentive awards
By Kevin Ranlett, Archis A. Parasharami, Daniel Jones, Adam Hudes
A common feature in class action settlements is an incentive (or service) award for each named plaintiff—an extra payment above and beyond what they would receive as ordinary class members…
The D&O Diary
Cornerstone Research: Securities Suit Settlements at High Levels in 2022
The total number of securities class action lawsuit settlements reached the highest level in 15 years in 2022, and median, average, and aggregate settlement amounts also rose significantly in 2022…