Washington Examiner on MMoA Objection

Washington Examiner cites Anna St. John's piece on a class action suit involving the Metropolitan Museum of Art and how similar suits can harm cultural institutions. ... Cultural institutions harmed by lawsuits Anna St. John for the Competitive Enterprise Institute: A New York trial court recently approved a class-action settlement in a case filed against the Metropolitan Museum of Art based on its allegedly deceptive admissions policy. The settlement requires the Met…

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July 10, 2017
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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.

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June 30, 2017
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Facebook User Says Privacy Deal Gives Class Nothing

In an objection filed Monday, class member Anna St. John, an attorney for a class action fairness group, said the deal unfairly enriches the attorneys involved and offers users only a scant, 22-word temporary change to one of Facebook's help pages.

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June 27, 2017
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The Recorder: Objectors Slam No-Cash Settlement in Facebook Message-Scanning Suit

"Cynical." That's the descriptor lawyers at the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Class Action Fairness used to describe a proposed no-cash deal Facebook Inc. reached to settle a privacy class action earlier this year.

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June 27, 2017
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Objector to $10M Target Breach Deal Fails to Sway Judge

"Although these class members had their financial data stolen, they are releasing future-damages claims against Target in exchange for nothing," Holyoak said.

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May 18, 2017
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Judge Will Allow Class To Object To $75M State Street Fees

A Massachusetts federal judge credits the Center for Class Action Fairness with helping him "evolve" his thinking on a complicated and controversial class action case.

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March 27, 2017
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Thornton Law, others to pay $2m for probe of their bills

“It’s ironic, because any corporation caught telling investors something this misleading would surely face litigation from Labaton and Thornton,” Frank said after the hearing.

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March 8, 2017
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Attorney fees clipped, class awards tripled under new deal to end Southwest drink voucher class action

“The settlement was unfair because the attorneys' fees award was grossly disproportionate to the relief actually delivered to the class, Holyoak said. "Before the Center for Class Action Fairness objected, the plaintiffs’ attorneys were to receive $2.11 million, while the class members would have received $412,815 in coupons.”

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February 16, 2017
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Judge Launches Investigation Into Law Firms’ Inflated Bills

“The judge is anticipating a real investigatory role for the special master. There’s $2 million in the pot – there’s no incentive to do a brief, perfunctory investigation.”

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February 15, 2017
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A federal judge is the latest to scrutinize Thornton Law

“This is very serious,” said Frank, a leading national critic of legal fees in class-action lawsuits. “The judge is anticipating a real investigatory role for the special master.”

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February 7, 2017
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