Chicago federal appeals judges said objectors were right to argue a judge failed to give weight to evidence that the plaintiffs' lawyers have agreed to accept lesser amounts in other class action lawsuits on the West Coast
CHICAGO – Two men who took $60,000 each to dismiss objections to a class action settlement must disgorge it, Seventh Circuit appellate judges ruled on Aug. 6.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in a case that could end cy pres, the practice of steering money in class action settlements to organizations with absolutely no connection to the underlying lawsuit.
CHICAGO – Ted Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness can pursue a claim that phony objectors cheated a class, U.S. Seventh Circuit judges ruled on June 26.
In the wake of last week's dismissal of the $10.1 billion Madison County judgment against the cigarette maker, the next potential move lies with the plaintiff.
Tillery It looks like the proposed $105 million settlement over atrazine may reach the final fairness hearing in October without facing any objections.