Cleveland v. Bointy (Integris Data Breach Settlement)
The Center for Class Action Fairness challenges a $9.3 million attorneys' fee award, which is more than five times the attorneys' ordinary billing rates
The Center for Class Action Fairness challenges a $9.3 million attorneys' fee award, which is more than five times the attorneys' ordinary billing rates
Matthew Monforton and HLLI representing former Montana State Legislator, Dan Bartel, and his Political Action Committee in their challenge to Montana's ban on political speech that uses AI-generated "deepfakes."
CCAF objects to attorneys' fees in a settlement touts $9 million in relief but pays class members no cash, only "vouchers" that expire after one year.
HLLI's Center for Class Action Fairness and its director Ted Frank objected to a fee request in a shareholder settlement over Mylan Pharmaceuticals stock.
The Center for Class Action Fairness represents an objector challenging a proposed class action settlement involving SiriusXM, arguing that the deal unfairly prioritizes attorneys’ fees over compensation for consumers.
HLLI filed suit on behalf of a 9-unit apartment management company and its owner challenging Virginia’s Fair Housing Law, which unlawfully forces landlords to submit to warrantless inspections of their property, records, and electronic devices.
HLLI director Theodore H. Frank objects to a settlement that provides nearly $9 million to plaintiffs' attorneys, but only hypothetical future injunctive relief.
HLLI objects to a settlement that would pay class counsel $29.4 million, 31% of a $95 million total settlement fund, well above the standard 25% benchmark, and well above the 15-25% percent typical in settlements of similar size.
CCAF filed an objection on behalf of two car rental franchises to an an eleventh-hour request by attorneys to add $93 million to an already-generous fee award.
HLLI represents a victim of the February 1, 2024 pro-Hamas blockade of several intersections leading into Washington, D.C. during the morning rush hour.