The 3rd Circuit has issued three decisions, within a three-month span, about class action settlements. The three cases send different signals about the trial court’s role in reviewing class action settlements.
In June 2010, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a trial court for too actively scrutinizing a classwide settlement. In July, the 3rd Circuit did the opposite — but later agreed to rehear its decision en banc. Finally, in September, the 3rd Circuit reversed a trial court’s approval of a settlement agreement for errors in the class certification analysis.
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