The Seventh Circuit is one of the appeals courts that tends to examine very closely proposed class action settlements. In a recent case, the court rej
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Seventh Circuit Rejects Coupon Settlement Terms
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The Seventh Circuit has rejected the award of attorneys’ fees award for a settlement that would provide the class coupons as a remedy for allegedly pr…
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Supreme Court Hears Argument in CAFA Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in a case raising the issue whether a parens patriae group action by a state attorney general — a class-like li…
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New Article on Lawyer Behavior in Mass Torts
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For our readers interested in ethical issues in mass torts, a note that Professor Richard Zitrin from UC Hastings has written an article, “Regula…
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Supreme Court Takes CAFA Parens Patriae Issue
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The U.S. Supreme Court granted cert last week to address whether a state attorney general’s parens patriae antitrust action is removable as a mass act…
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Drug Maker Defeats AG Motion to Dismiss Action Challenging Private Contingency Counsel
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We have warned readers before about the dangerous and growing practice of governmental agencies delegating state police powers to private (plaintiff) …
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Supreme Court Passes on Case Involving State Retention of Private Counsel
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined last week to review a California Supreme Court ruling that permitted cities and counties to engage private attorneys f…
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Use of Contingency Fee Private Counsel Appealed
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A variety of business groups have weighed in as amici, asking the Supreme Court to recognize how contingency fee arrangements by California counties a…
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California Supreme Court Amends Rules for Government Retention of Private Contingent Fee Counsel
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The California supreme court has taken a major step backward by modifying a 1985 decision that had properly limited the power of government agencies t…
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