Best in Class Blog

While perhaps rare, directly paying off a named plaintiff and putative class members before class certification is one tactic for potentially nipping a class action in the bud.  It can be effective when both parties are willing to play ball and negotiate a settlement. However, a recent Eleventh Circuit decision […]

Anyone asked to choose between receiving more money versus receiving less money would probably choose the obvious: more money. So, when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California lacked structure for calculating attorneys’ fees, class counsel gingerly sought to secure a generous payday after obtaining a measly, […]