3rd Circ. Asked To Nix Approval of $5.5M Google Privacy Deal

Not only did class counsel make no effort to distribute any money to the class here, but there are obvious conflicts of interest associated with the cy pres recipients, Frank asserted, noting that Google is a regular donor to four of the entities and co-lead class counsel Brian Strange is board chairman of another, Public Counsel.

CCAF Seeks to Extend Landmark Walgreen Ruling in Favor of Shareholder Class Members

If you thought every corporate merger was unique, you’d be wrong. Over 90% of merger deals over $100 million have at least one thing in common: They are challenged in a strike suit—or subject to what essentially amounts to legalized extortion. On June 5, 2017, CCAF argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stop one example of such socially wasteful litigation and extend the landmark ruling…

Olive Oil Settlement Uses Slippery Tactics to Reward Attorneys at Consumers’ Expense

In too many settlements, the same lawyers who rail against deceptive marketing tactics use deceptive settlement provisions to unfairly appropriate the lion’s share of the money for themselves. Kumar v. Salov North America Corp., where the attorneys look to get over 300% of what their clients will, is a good example of this unwelcome phenomenon.

Bi-Partisan Group of Attorneys General File Brief Supporting CCAF’s Challenge of ProFlowers’ Worthless Coupon Settlement

Attorneys general from 13 states filed an amicus brief supporting the Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) in its challenge of an unfair class action coupon settlement that involves Provide Commerce, Inc., the parent company of Proflowers.com. The case, In re: Easysaver Rewards Litigation, is on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In Easysaver, class counsel intentionally inflated the value of the settlement—to the tune of $38 million—in order to…

Bi-Partisan Group of Attorneys General File Brief Supporting CCAF’s Challenge of ProFlowers’ Worthless Coupon Settlement
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