Google Privacy Deal Is ‘Clear Abuse,’ High Court Told
Law360 covers CCAF's Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos.
Google Privacy Class Objectors Tell High Court Cy Pres-Only Settlement is Unfair
Mealy's covers CCAF's Supreme Court case Frank v. Gaos.
State Street Class Action Fee Probe Enmeshes Pension Fund Official
Wednesday’s hearing is likely to expose “substantial shenanigans,” said class action activist Ted Frank.
$3B Petrobras Deal Has Conflicts, Excessive Fees: Objector
‘Gobsmacking’ Fee Request: Haynes also challenges class counsel’s request of $284.5 million, 9.5 percent of the settlement’s value, in attorneys’ fees. He called the request ‘‘gobsmacking,’’ saying it will further dilute class recovery and ‘‘is based on the brazen overbilling of contract attorneys to the tune of nearly $100 million.’’
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Google Privacy Case To Test Limits Of Novel Settlements
Law360 cited CCAF attorney Anna St. John and Director of Litigation Ted Frank after the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear CEI's case, Frank v. Gaos. CEI hopes the court rules in our favor and creates a standard that forbids attorneys from misusing class action settlements to selfishly put themselves and third parties ahead of their clients. Justices are set for the first time to consider the cy pres remedy, which distributes awards in class actions to parties…
Supreme Court to Decide on Reining in Class-Action Deals that Only Pay Lawyers and their Favored Institutions
Critics of these settlements described them as a form of suspect collusion between plaintiffs' lawyers and corporate defendants, since both benefit by arranging a settlement. Leading the challenge to these deals is Ted Frank, a Washington lawyer who regularly objects to class-action settlements.
‘Cy Pres’ Settlement Review
But Theodore Frank and Melissa Ann Holyoak objected to what is called a “cy pres” agreement and said Monday they were gratified the court had taken the case. “We are hopeful that the Supreme Court’s review will result in a standard forbidding attorneys from misusing class-action settlements to selfishly put themselves and third parties ahead of their clients,” said Frank
Supreme Court Will Take a Closer Look at Class Actions
In objecting to the Google settlement, they said research centers based at Harvard and Stanford universities, among those slated for awards, had connections to both sides in the case: Google already supported the centers, and some plaintiffs’ attorneys had attended the schools.
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Google Privacy Settlement Dispute
The deal’s opponents were led by Ted Frank, director of litigation for the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a Washington-based conservative think tank. They said the deal violated procedural rules in U.S. law requiring settlements to be fair, reasonable and adequate.
DOJ’s Mixed Result in Class Case Still a Win for Business
“I do believe that the Department of Justice’s involvement and the interest from state attorneys general was helpful in getting the judge’s attention and making sure that this settlement received the scrutiny it deserved,” Schulman said.
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