The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision earlier this week in a case raising the issue whether a defendant can cut off a Telephone Consumer Protection
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State Passes Mandatory Cy Pres Law
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Oregon has enacted controversial legislation affecting damages in class actions in the state. House Bill 2700 was recently signed into law by Gov. Bro…
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Eighth Circuit Clarifies Cy Pres Rules for Settlements
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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
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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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Court Rejects Settlement Because of Cy Pres Issues
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A federal court recently rejected a proposed settlement of an economic loss class action because of the details of its cy pres component. See In re Hy…
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Court of Appeals Considering Significant Mass Tort Settlement Issue
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When a defendant settles a mass tort, it wants to achieve peace; one of the worst things that can happen is for plaintiffs to attempt to pursue claims…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Approves “Sunshine” Bill That Clouds Up Settlements
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Here at MassTortDefense we know that while not the “sexy” part of litigation, the nuts and bolts of settlement agreements are crucial to cli…
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Partial Settlement Proposed in FEMA Trailer Litigation
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Defendants and certain plaintiffs in the FEMA TRAILER FORMALDEHYDE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, MDL NO. 07-1873(E.D. La.) have filed a joint motion …
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Drywall Litigation Update
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The Georgia Superior Court has preliminarily approved a $6.5 million settlement between the Lowe’s home improvement stores and a nationwide proposed c…
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