Seyfarth Synopsis: “Objector blackmail” occurs in the class settlement approval process when a few class members object to a proposed settlement and, after the district court has overruled their objections, pursue appeals...more
8/21/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Good Faith ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Objections ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Remand ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Statutory Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis – Following a familiar fact pattern, after a named Plaintiff filed a putative class action in Bird, et al. v. Barr, No. 19-CV-1581 (D.D.C. July 23, 2020), she complained that the defendant employer...more
8/11/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
FBI ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Jurisdiction ,
Labor Disputes ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first ruling in response to the slew of room and board refund class actions filed in the wake of COVID-19, on July 29, 2020, in Rosenkrantz v. Arizona Board of Regents, No. 2:20-CV-01203 (D. Ariz.),...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 14, 2020, Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California became the latest to deny appointment of class counsel in a class action based on lack of diversity,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Although federal courts are certifying class actions at a record rate, a recent opinion by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio demonstrates that the requirements of Rule 23 are not...more
4/27/2020
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Class Representatives ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(a) ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subsequent Litigation ,
Unions