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New York Law Journal

Designing a Coupon Settlement to Maximize Its Value

Thomas A. Dickerson writes: Although subject to criticism, there are occasions when a non-cash settlement of coupons, in whole or in part, for the purchase of good and services from the defendant may be appropriate. The courts must be particularly careful and make certain that a proposed coupon settlement is nearly as good as a cash settlement as possible.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

Phyllis Sumner, King & Spalding

Phyllis Sumner of King & Spalding drew attention through negotiating settlements of 25 putative consumer class actions against Home Depot from one…
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Greenberg Traurig

One of the biggest wins for Greenberg Traurig's mass torts/products liability team was a complete defense verdict for client C. R. Bard in the closely-watched pelvic mesh trial in the 16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri.
15 minute read

Litigation Daily

No Pressure—Just $12 Billion on the Line as Containerboard Class Action Gets Closer to Trial

Taking a price fixing class action to trial is not for the faint of heart.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Court Gets Briefs to Decide Validity of $37M Citrus Canker Veto

The governor's office insists he exercised valid veto powers, but attorneys for homeowners who lost trees say the state can't legitimately withhold payment on final judgments.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Gives Preliminary OK to $9 Million Accord Over TD Bank Coin-Counting Machine Malfunctions

A federal judge in Camden granted preliminary approval on Tuesday to a $9 million settlement by TD Bank of litigation over coin-counting machines that allegedly shortchanged customers.
11 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lindsey Mann, Partner, Troutman Sanders

Practice Profile: Mann specializes in class action litigation involving consumer finance, unfair competition and false advertising claims. She touches…
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Fees Rejected in Madoff Feeder Fund Settlement

Attorney fees are too high in the $1.34 billion final distribution agreement with Tremont Group Holdings Inc., Bernie Madoff's second-largest feeder fund that lost billions in the Ponzi scheme collapse, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said.
12 minute read

The Recorder

Uber Set to Argue for Accord in Drivers' Action, But Pushback Is Expected

On Friday, Uber Technologies Inc. plans to convince a Los Angeles judge to approve a proposed $7.75 million settlement that would resolve all claims brought over the alleged misclassification of its drivers under California's Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Hagens Berman Fires Back in Employment Row; Accuses Lawyer of Deception

The firm refuted claims that it breached a lawyer's employment contract, and instead accused the lawyer of misleading the firm about his ability to find plaintiffs for a potential class action over the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdown in Japan.
19 minute read

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