Editor’s Note: The following is a post that I contributed to the Baker Hostetler Class Action Lawsuit Defense Blog. Please be sure to visit the firm’s blog for more great class-action related content! What to do with unclaimed settlement funds is a common problem facing class action litigants. There are at least four methods of [...]
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First Circuit Lays Down Ground Rules for Cy Pres Awards
Posted in Class Action Settlements, tagged atochem, class action, class action settlement, class members, cy pres, elf, escheat, fifth circuit, first circuit, klier, lupron, pro-rata, reversion, settlement fund, unclaimed funds on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Notes from the 5th Annual Conference on the Globalization of Class Actions and Mass Litigation, Session 4 – Giving Away Money
Posted in Class Action Settlements, CLE Programs, International Class Action Law, tagged 9/11, agent orange, altena, bp, compensation program, des, feinberg, gulf coast, indian residential schools, iran, iraq, irs, kalajdzic, kuwait, mass claims, mass tort, mcgovern, reparation, rough justice, september 11, settlement fund, united nations, wuhler on December 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
This is the fourth in a multi-part post summarizing last week’s 5th Annual Conference on the Globalization of Class Actions and Mass Litigation. Click these links to see the summaries for Session 1, Session 2, and Session 3. Giving Away Money: Calculating Damages & Allocating Damages Professor Francis McGovern, Duke University Law School chaired this [...]
Claims-Made Settlements In Consumer Class Actions
Posted in Articles, Class Action Settlements, Class Action Trends, Practice Tips, tagged claims made settlement, class action settlement, coupon settlement, fairness hearing, preliminary approval, settlement fund on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This article on claims-made settlements appeared originally in the guest column section of the March 10, 2008 issue of ProductLiabilityLaw360. Under the submission guidelines, I retain copyrights to the article, but I was required to wait at least three months before reprinting the article elsewhere. Claims-Made Settlements In Consumer Class Actions Monday, Mar 10, 2008 — In recent years, commentators, [...]

