$139.3 Million Was The Settlement “Package” Amount. On May 8, 2018, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California, in In re Lithium Ion Batteries Antitrust Litig., Case No. 13-md-02420-YGR (MDL No. 2420) (N.D. Cal.), approved an award of fees and costs to class counsel in the amount of about $45 million
25% Percentage Of Recovery Too Rich For This Case, Plus District Judge Earlier Required More Detail On Expenses. Federal district judges are the ultimate gatekeepers on class action settlements, making sure that any settlements are fair to the class and class counsel fees are reasonable in nature. Fitbit was sued in a class
Certiorari Granted On April 30, 2018. In Frank v. Gaos, No. 17-961 (U.S. Supreme Court), certiorari was sought by objectors to a class action settlement in a plaintiff class action against Google for alleged federal privacy violations over its search engine. The settlement provided that nothing would go to class members, but $8.5 million
End Result Was Four Class Representatives Were Hit With Routine Costs Of $123,134.94. Class action practitioners should read this next post on how CCP § 998 costs shifting can result in routine costs exposure to class representatives, especially where “pocketbook” financial evidence is not properly presented. In Keller v. Bd. of Trustees, Cal.
Class Attorneys Seeking $37.95 In Fees, 33% Of The $115 Million Settlement Fund. U.S. District Judge Lucy H. Koh of the Northern District of California recently issued an order in In re Anthem, Inc. Data Breach Litig., Case No. 15-MD-02617-LHK (N.D. Cal. Feb 2, 2018, Doc. 972) by which she appointed a special master
Ninth Circuit Also Gives Some Clues Relating To Approved Fee Settlement On Remand, In 2-1 Decision. The Ninth Circuit, in In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Economy Litig., Case Nos. 15-56014 et al. (9th Cir. Jan. 23, 2018) (published), faced an appeal of a class action settlement in the Hyundai fuel efficiency litigation. Among
David J. Goldsmith Does So In An Article Published In The December 2017/January 2018 Practical Law—The Journal. In the December 2017/January 2018 edition of Practical Law – The Journal (published by West), David J. Goldsmith, partner at Labaton Sucharow LLP and a plaintiff class action specialist, has written an article on class action settlement
Total Settlement Value Was $209 Million. On Friday, November 17, 2017, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California gave final approval to the settlement reached in a class action involving the NCAA, 11 athletic conferences, and certain student-athletes over alleged anti-competitive caps on student scholarships. Class counsel was awarded about
District Judge Confronts Multiple Issues In Reaching Fee Award. U.S. District Judge Susan Ilston in Ridgeway v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. 08-cv-05221-SI (N.D. Cal. Sept. 14, 2017 Doc. #606) confronted numerous issues in deciding the appropriate award to class counsel in a truck driver employee class action case against Wal-Mart for wage hour
Appellate Court Found Class Benefits Worthless, Meaning Case Should Have Been Dismissed Early On–$520,000 In Fees Go POOF! Library of Congress. Wm. C. Greene, photographer. 1946 In In re Subway Footlong Sandwich Marketing and Sales Practice Litig., MDL No. 13-02439 (7th Cir. Aug. 25, 2017), a lower court had approved a settlement over an objector’s
