Court Cases

• 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

• 02-19-2013
• 708 F.3d 163 (3d Cir. 2013)
• Court Level: Appellate

This case involved a settlement of consolidated antitrust class actions brought by consumers against retailers Toys “R” Us, Babies “R” Us and several baby product…

Class Action Fairness

• 05-15-2013
• 716 F.3d 1173 (9th Cir. 2013)
• Court Level: District

The Ninth Circuit held that the Class Action Fairness Act requires that when class members obtain coupons in a settlement, the lawyers’ fees attributable to those…

Class Action Fairness

• 08-02-2013
• 724 F.3d 713 (6th Cir. 2013)
• Court Level: Appellate

CCAF objected to this $0 settlement between Proctor & Gamble Company and consumers who purchased certain kinds of Pampers diapers where class counsel requested $2.73…

Class Action Fairness