Court Cases

• 08-20-2015
• No. 13-3264, 799 F. 3d 701 (7th Cir. 2015), appeal from No. 11-cv-8176 (N.D. Ill.)
• Court Level: District

The Center’s client objected to a settlement over Southwest drink coupons given to “Business Select” passengers as a perk. Thanks to the Center’s involvement in…

Class Action Fairness

• 08-26-2013
• No.14-15595 (9th Cir.), appeal from No. 11-cv-01726 (RS) (N.D. Cal.)
• Court Level: District

Fraley, et al. v. Facebook, Inc., et al. was a class action lawsuit against Facebook in 2011 alleging the company used Facebook users’ names, pictures, and identities without…

CEI Litigation

• 02-21-2017
• Court Level: Supreme Court

In Blackman v. Gascho, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) sought Supreme Court review for a challenge to a lopsided class action settlement agreement that left…

Class Action Fairness

• 11-18-2013
• No. 13-169, 134 S. Ct. 402 (2013)
• Court Level: Supreme Court

The Center initially objected to this settlement because, among other problems, its value to class members did not justify the $13M attorneys’ fees request.  Ultimately,…

Class Action Fairness

• 11-04-2013
• No. 13-136, 134 S. Ct. 8 (2013)
• Court Level: Supreme Court

The Center was retained to petition the Supreme Court for review of a settlement that gave $0 for the class, $3.2M to the attorneys, and…

Class Action Fairness

• 04-11-2013
• No. 09-md-2023 (BMC) (JMA), (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 11, 2013)
• Court Level: District

As a result of the Center’s objection, the parties modified the settlement to increase direct payments to the class by over $5.8M. Our second objection…

Class Action Fairness