The Federalist Society Issues a collection of articles relating to class action law every six months or so. The latest Class Action Watch was issued in late March 2008 and includes articles on seven topics including “reverse bifurcation“, Cy Pres settlements, FACTA truncation, scheme liability, and class action tolling. For the full index, click here. Thanks to the Mass Tort [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cy pres’
Check out the Federalist Society Class Action Watch
Posted in Articles, Class Action Trends, Other class action blogs, tagged cy pres, FACTA, FACTA truncation, federalist society, reverse bifurcation, scheme liability, tolling on April 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Subscribe by Email
Twitter Feed: @classaction
- It’s Not too Late to Sign up for Next Week’s CLE Webinar on Statistics in Class Actions bit.ly/KGpifs 1 day ago
- Finally, a Decision in the Groundbreaking Group Action Against Deutsche Telekom bit.ly/KAUrkr 2 days ago
- BH Class Action Blog Interview With Professor Mary Kay Kane (Part II) bit.ly/JOOXBg 2 days ago
-
Our Contributors
-
Recent Comments
- Concepcion a Year Later, Are Consumer Class Actions Dead Yet? « ClassActionBlawg.com on Battleground TCPA
- Concepcion a Year Later, Are Consumer Class Actions Dead Yet? « ClassActionBlawg.com on NYT Dealbook Blog: Explaining the Securities Class Action Downturn
- Concepcion a Year Later, Are Consumer Class Actions Dead Yet? « ClassActionBlawg.com on Will AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion Really Kill the Consumer Class Action?
- Melissa on Will AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion Really Kill the Consumer Class Action?
- Good News: Inside Counsel Must Do More With Less on Class Actions : Class Action Countermeasures on Obtaining Early Resolution on the Merits in a Class Action May Be a Pyrrhic Victory
-
Recent Posts
- It’s Not too Late to Sign up for Next Week’s CLE Webinar on Statistics in Class Actions
- Finally, a Decision in the Groundbreaking Group Action Against Deutsche Telekom
- Concepcion a Year Later, Are Consumer Class Actions Dead Yet?
- The Decline of Class Actions, in a Nutshell
- First Circuit Lays Down Ground Rules for Cy Pres Awards
Archives
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
Posts by Date
-
-
Tags
“Like” Us On Facebook
Paul Karlsgodt
Raj Chohan
CAB Staff
As Close as I Can Get to a Commentary on Cy Pres
Posted in Class Action Trends, Commentary, International Class Action Law, Other class action blogs, Practice Tips, tagged claims made settlement, class action fund, class action settlement, class award distribution, cy pres, fluid recovery on August 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I’m not sure if it is by coincidence or not, but the use of the cy pres doctrine in class actions has been the subject of criticism from several different sources over the past couple of weeks. Cy pres, loosely translated from its original French “cy-près,” means “as near as possible” or “as near as may be.” The doctrine arises out of [...]
Read Full Post »