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Eighth Circuit Clarifies Cy Pres Rules for Settlements

By Sean Wajert on January 16, 2015

Posted in Articles, Class Action

The Eighth Circuit last week issued an opinion with a set of new guidelines regarding “cy pres’ disbursements in settlements. See In re BankAmeri…
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Seventh Circuit Rejects Another Class Settlement

By Sean Wajert on November 25, 2014

Posted in Articles, Class Action, Consumer Fraud, Consumer Products, Drug and Device

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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