Comments on: As Close as I Can Get to a Commentary on Cy Pres http://classactionblawg.com/2008/08/11/as-close-as-i-can-get-to-a-commentary-on-cy-pres/ class action news, commentary, and analysis Fri, 25 May 2012 21:51:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Roundup of Recent Federal Court of Appeals Decisions on Class Action Issues « ClassActionBlawg.com http://classactionblawg.com/2008/08/11/as-close-as-i-can-get-to-a-commentary-on-cy-pres/#comment-3646 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:20:32 +0000 http://classactionblawg.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-3646 [...] to class members who participated in the settlement as opposed to being given to charity as a cy pres distribution.  Take note of the concurrence by Judge Edith H. Jones, which makes a strong [...]

]]> By: More on Cy Pres « ClassActionBlawg.com http://classactionblawg.com/2008/08/11/as-close-as-i-can-get-to-a-commentary-on-cy-pres/#comment-1367 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:35:14 +0000 http://classactionblawg.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-1367 [...] by Paul Karlsgodt Over the past week, I have received two separate requests for comment on cy pres awards to charity in class action settlements.  Evidently it’s on readers’ minds, so I [...]

]]> By: What Should We Do With Unclaimed Class Action Funds, Pres Tell? « ClassActionBlawg.com http://classactionblawg.com/2008/08/11/as-close-as-i-can-get-to-a-commentary-on-cy-pres/#comment-1350 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:12:09 +0000 http://classactionblawg.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-1350 [...] of unclaimed settlement funds or unclaimed portions of class action judgments.  (See this August 11, 2008 CAB entry discussing cy [...]

]]> By: Want to Cash in on the Next Class Action Settlement? Save Those Receipts « ClassActionBlawg.com http://classactionblawg.com/2008/08/11/as-close-as-i-can-get-to-a-commentary-on-cy-pres/#comment-820 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:31:04 +0000 http://classactionblawg.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-820 [...] the manufacture of retail products.  Possible alternatives in civil settlements, such as a cy pres award to charity, may serve to punish, but they do nothing to compensate actual alleged victims.  The [...]

]]> By: Consumers Don’t Benefit from UK Collective Actions. So How Exactly Does that Make them Different from US Class Actions? « ClassActionBlawg.com http://classactionblawg.com/2008/08/11/as-close-as-i-can-get-to-a-commentary-on-cy-pres/#comment-584 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:56:45 +0000 http://classactionblawg.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-584 [...] a claim, returned to the defendant, paid to the government, or distributed to charity as part of a cy pres remedy.  In any event, the system does not in any way guaranty redress to those who don’t [...]

]]> By: Class Action Blogosphere Weekly Review « ClassActionBlawg.com http://classactionblawg.com/2008/08/11/as-close-as-i-can-get-to-a-commentary-on-cy-pres/#comment-322 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:09:53 +0000 http://classactionblawg.wordpress.com/?p=172#comment-322 [...] Point of Law offers an analysis of the application of the cy pres doctrine in class action awards.  (See previous ClassActionBlog.com entry here): [...]

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