News & Analysis as of

Settlement Class Action Objections

Husch Blackwell LLP

NCAA Answers Some House Questions, Leaves Others Up in the Air

Husch Blackwell LLP on

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) updated its House Settlement Question and Answer document on December 9, 2024, giving insight into how the NCAA is preparing for the settlement’s potential approval (see our...more

King & Spalding

Texas Serial Objector Enjoined from Filing Frivolous Objections in Early Ruling Enforcing New Requirements for Class Settlement...

King & Spalding on

A Texas attorney, Christopher Bandas, has made his living objecting to class settlements, hoping to leverage a payment from the settling attorneys to ensure their settlement is not derailed (often called “greenmail”). ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Illinois Appellate Court Rules That Class Settlement Objectors Engaged In Fraud On the Court

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: Professional class settlement objectors can be a thorn-in-the-side for employers and class counsel attempting to settle class actions. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Federal Court Scuttles Class Action Settlement Objectors’ Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Brought By Plaintiff Class Action Firm

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Seyfarth Synopsis: In a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff class action firm alleging that objectors to class action settlements violated both RICO and Illinois state law by filing frivolous objections in order to seek payouts,...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seventh Circuit Allows Review Of Potential Payments Made To Class Members Objecting To Class Settlement

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

In Pearson v. Target Corp., No. 17-2275, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 17337 (7th Cir. June 26, 2018), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit took aim at self-serving class settlement objectors and ordered the district...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Due Process Strikes Back: Alabama Supreme Court Vacates $124M Class Settlement Attorneys’ Fee Award

The Alabama Supreme Court recently vacated a substantial $124 million attorneys’ fee award in connection with a class action settlement (Lawler v. Johnson et al., No. 1151347, — So. 3d –, 2017 WL 4707517 (Ala. Oct. 20,...more

Mintz - Securities Litigation Viewpoints

Dueling Classes Dispute the Breadth of Released Claims in the Halliburton Securities Litigation

In the long-running Halliburton securities litigation, a dispute has arisen between two rival class proponents. While readers of this blog are no doubt familiar with The Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co. case and...more

BCLP

Uber Settlement Under Fire, As Named Plaintiff, Others Object

BCLP on

In a development one does not see everyday, named Plaintiff Douglas O’Connor has submitted a declaration blasting the settlement reached in the litigation bearing his name: O’Connor et al. v. Uber Technologies, Case No....more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide