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Class action settlement seeks approval over alleged bank fee breach

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On April 24, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, a Memorandum of Law to support an unopposed motion for final approval of a class action settlement was filed to resolve all claims against the...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Spring Cleaning Your Dispute Resolution Terms and Conditions: Tips for Avoiding Mass Arbitrations

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Mandatory arbitration provisions, combined with class action waivers, are a common element of consumer-facing terms and conditions. Unfortunately, in recent years, plaintiffs’ counsel have moved from fighting these provisions...more

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JAMS Adopts New Mass Arbitration Rules and Fee Schedules

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For businesses that use consumer and workplace arbitration agreements designating JAMS as their arbitration administrator, there is an important new development: JAMS has announced new Mass Arbitration Procedures and...more

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District Court grants $11.9 million settlement in ATM fees suit

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In December, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey granted preliminary approval of a $11.9 million settlement in a class action suit resolving allegations pertaining to a defendant national bank’s...more

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Are Administrative Fees and Costs a Benefit to the Class as a Whole? A Circuit Split Continues

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In 2017, the Eighth Circuit reversed the certification of a settlement class in the Target 2013 security breach litigation. See In re Target Corp. Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig., 847 F.3d 608, 613 (8th Cir. 2017). ...more

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California District Court Rejects Class Action Settlement Due To Fee, Enhancement, and Other Issues

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Do your homework before you seek approval of a class action settlement! Meals on airlines have all but disappeared for anyone other than those in first class, but the company Sky Chefs contends on its website that it...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Are Courts Becoming More Willing to Carefully Scrutinize Claims for Fees?

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In Ellis v. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., C.A. 2nd/1, DAR p. 10497, plaintiffs counsel, after settling a class action, initially requested over $24 million in attorneys' fees. However, the court not only denied...more

Proskauer - Privacy & Cybersecurity

Ninth Circuit Reverses Class Action Coupon Settlement Because Attorneys Were Awarded Fees Based on Hours Worked Rather Than Coupon...

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On May 15 a Ninth Circuit panel reversed the district court’s approval of a class action settlement, holding that attorney’s fees awarded in connection with a coupon for the class members must be tied to actual redemption of...more

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