Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent ruling out of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Court assessed a petition for attorney’s fees filed in conjunction with the settlement of a 43-year old sex discrimination...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: “Objector blackmail” occurs in the class settlement approval process when a few class members object to a proposed settlement and, after the district court has overruled their objections, pursue appeals...more
8/21/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Good Faith ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Objections ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Remand ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Statutory Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773, 1780 (2017), numerous district courts across the country have ruled that they...more
3/6/2020
/ Absenteeism ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
Class Action ,
Forum ,
Forum Selection ,
Forum Shopping ,
Fraud ,
FRCP 12(b)(2) ,
FRCP 12(f) ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Implied Warranties ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Jurisdiction ,
Magnuson-Moss Act ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Omissions ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Product Defects ,
Punitive Damages ,
Retailers ,
Unjust Enrichment
Seyfarth Synopsis: In what is being billed as the “largest and strongest TCPA settlement in history,” Judge Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently granted Plaintiffs’ counsel a...more
4/14/2017
/ ATDS ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cruise Ships ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Popular ,
Robocalling ,
Settlement ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages