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Nov. 28, 2002
Appellate Rulings Quash Lax Settlements
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal and state appellate courts seemed in no mood Tuesday to abide hasty settlements of mass tort claims. Lesson 1 on that score came from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled trial judges must ensure that class action plaintiffs are protected from lawyers grabbing too big a fee for themselves.
Lesson 1 on that score came from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled trial judges must ensure that class acti...
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