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Eleventh Circuit Provides New Guidance on Class Action Settlements

Suppose that the central issue in a putative class action is a legal issue pending before the Supreme Court. Depending on how the Supreme Court rules, the plaintiffs will recover either nothing or up to $600 million. But...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

New Guidance on Attorneys’ Fee Awards in Class Action Settlements

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The Second Circuit and Ninth Circuit recently issued opinions vacating class action settlements, with both courts taking issue with the attorneys’ fees awarded to class counsel. These decisions — Lowery v. Rhapsody Int’l,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Ninth Circuit Slashes Exorbitant Attorney’s Fee Award That Would “Make the Average Person Shake Her Head in Disbelief”

The Ninth Circuit recently struck a blow against plaintiffs’ attorneys’ ability to recover handsome attorney’s fee awards in class action settlements when there is little actual benefit to the class. In Lowery v Rhapsody...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Ninth Circuit Affirms That Class Action Settlement Was Not a "Coupon Settlement"

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in McKnight v. Hinojosa, No. 21-16623, 2022 WL 17333820 (9th Cir. Nov. 30, 2022) considered whether the proposed class action settlement was a "coupon settlement" and therefore...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Ninth Circuit Raises Fee Award Hurdle in Coupon Class Action Settlements

Ninth Circuit decision prohibits use of lodestar-only methodology to calculate a fee award for class action settlements involving coupons. The decision contemplates coupon class action settlements where coupons are...more

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Seventh Circuit Rejects Attorney Fee Award Premised on Administrative Costs

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As we’ve commented before, class actions frequently take on a life of their own. They involve large sums of money, frequently raise difficult discovery and case management issues, and are subject to surprises for all the...more

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