Judge Posner of the Seventh Circuit continues to be prolific in authoring class action-related opinions. I enjoy blogging about these decisions because they are entertaining to read and usually relatively short and to the point, making them easy to get through and summarize here. This opinion, once again, concluded that an award of attorneys’ fees
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Attorneys’ Fees For Coupon Settlements Under CAFA Addressed By Ninth Circuit
By Wystan Ackerman on
Under the coupon settlement provision of the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), do attorneys’ fees always have to be based on the value of the coupons redeemed, or can they be based on a lodestar calculation? The Ninth Circuit recently addressed this question and held, in a 2-1 decision, that any award of fees “attributable…
Class Action Settlement Reversed By Ninth Circuit Due To Lack of Specificity in Cy Pres Award And Excessive Attorneys’ Fees
By Wystan Ackerman on
Posted in Class Action Settlements
Over the last year or so, several circuits have reversed the approval of class action settlements, particularly where they found problems with cy pres awards and attorneys’ fee awards. (For a quick snapshot of recent trends in this area, skim through the Class Action Settlements page of my blog.) The courts of appeals have emphasized…