Ira Neil Richards

January 23, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sea Change in Class Action Settlement Process: A Year Under Revised Rule 23(e)

Effective Dec. 1, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court amended Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e) governing the class action settlement process. The amendments created a sea change in the settlement approval process that is critical to both plaintiffs and defense counsel in class cases.

By Ira Neil Richards and Arleigh P. Helfer

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