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Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | USA | 29 Mar 2019
March 29, 2019 SCOTUS punts in cy pres-only class settlement case, remanding on Spokeo standing issue
As we predicted in a January 2019 post Cy pres-only class settlements - anticipated Supreme Court decision may never come to pass, the United
McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada | 18 Jan 2019
Cy-près Distributions: Uses and Controversies
Cy-près distributions disburse settlement funds or damages awards to charities or other public interest organizations in circumstances where it is
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | USA | 4 Jan 2019
Cy pres-only class settlements - anticipated Supreme Court decision may never come to pass
On April 30, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in a Ninth Circuit case approving a cy pres-only class action settlement. As we reported in a
Mayer Brown | USA | 2 Jan 2019
Northern District of Califonria adopts guidance for class action settlements
On November 1, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California published updated procedural guidance for class action
Hausfeld LLP | USA | 30 Nov 2018
The Supreme Court Appears Ready to Permit 100 Cy Pres Awards in Class Actions Under Very Limited Circumstances
The cy pres class action doctrine takes its name from the French term “cy pres comme possible” or “as near as possible.”
Reed Smith LLP | USA | 19 Nov 2018
Sunset for Cy Pres, or Standing in Cyber-Privacy Litigation - Take Your Pick
We’ve always hated the concept of cy pres class action settlements. A cy pres distribution is an admission that, even without opposition, the
Faruki PLL | USA | 5 Nov 2018
Cy Pres Settlements of Class Actions; SCOTUS Entertains a Witch’s Cauldron of Rule 23 Quandaries on Halloween: Frank v. Gaos
All Hallow’s Eve proved a fitting date for oral argument in the Supreme Court of the United States in Frank v. Gaos, (S. Ct. No. 17-961), a case
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | USA | 10 May 2018
U.S. Supreme Court puts class action doubleheader on the calendar - cy pres awards and class arbitration
On April 30, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in two class action cases, on issues involving cy pres awards and class arbitration. Both cases
Jenner & Block LLP | USA | 4 May 2018
Supreme Court to Examine Cy Pres Remedy in Google Privacy Case
Last month, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to review a decision of the Ninth Circuit approving an $8.5 million class action settlement in which
Jenner & Block LLP | USA | 4 May 2018
Supreme Court to Examine Cy Pres Remedy in Google Privacy Case
The case, , No. 17-961, involves a pre-certification settlement of a class action against Google for alleged violations of the federal Stored
