On Wednesday a Massachusetts state court struck down efforts by famed class action lawyer Frederick Furth to try to settle a wage-and-hour class action in that state.
Furth had been accused by other plaintiffs lawyers of going behind their backs to try to strike a collusive deal with Wal-Mart; Furth, 75, vehemently denied the collusion accusation, and asserted that he had negotiated an excellent settlement proposal for the class that was worth $20-$40 million.
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