Unfair settlements generally serve self-interested lawyers and third parties at the expense of absent class members, the group of people whose rights are traded away to settle a class action. Lawyers have an interest in their fees, defendants have an interest in cheaply disposing of a lawsuit, and the class’ interests can take a back seat in the process. CCAF seeks to solve these problems by representing such class members pro bono and presenting judges with the other side of the argument. When CCAF prevails, lawyers get less, class members get more, and the rule of law is strengthened.
The New York Times says CCAF’s Ted Frank is “the leading critic of abusive class action settlements,” while Reuters called him a “class action maverick” and “among class action lawyers’ most feared objectors.”
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News Release
CEI Disappointed in Outcome of Supreme Court Decision in Class Action Settlement Case, Frank v. Gaos, but Hopeful for Future Resolution
In Frank v. Gaos, a class action-related case initiated by former CEI attorneys, the U.S. Supreme Court today decided to send the case back to…

News Release
CEI Congratulates Ted Frank and CCAF on the Launch of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute
Since merging with CEI in 2015, the Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) has continued the mission Ted Frank began nearly a decade ago. CCAF has…
Northern California Record
Appeals Court Returns Class Action To Lower Court After Only $225,000 Paid Out To Class Members, But $12M Awarded To Attorneys And Third-Party Universities
Northern California Record cited CEI’s Attorney Adam Schulman on Ninth Circuit Frank v. Gaos decision. In its decision based on the objection by…
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News Release
CEI Responds to Opinion in Monkey Selfie Case
Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied an appeal in Naruto v. Slater, more commonly known as the monkey selfie case. People for the…
Litigation
Farrell v. Bank of America, N.A.
In this class action plaintiffs alleged that the extended overdrawn balance charges that Bank of America, N.A. charged on consumer checking accounts violated the usury…
Law.com
Ninth Circuit to Rule in Monkey Selfie Case Despite Settlement
Law.com discusses the banannas updates in the “monkey selfie” copyright case: Seven months after a nature photographer and People for the Ethical…
Law 360
Ruling On Short Sandwiches May Cast A Long Shadow
Law 360 profiles the Subway Footlong Sandwich Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation case from CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness: Overlooked in…
Citation
Ninth Circuit Affirms $8.5 Million Google Settlement
The Courthouse News Service discusses the Center for Class Action Fairness’ objection to a proposed settlement that would give class members nothing and big…
The Recorder
Judge Hires Special Master to Vet Attorney Bills in Anthem Settlement
Law.com’s The Recorder discusses CEI’s Center for Class Action Fairness and their request for a special master in the Anthem data breach settlement.