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U.S. Supreme Court

Nov. 2, 2018

Supreme Court poised to limit cy pres settlements

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to affect the future of controversial class action settlements in which little to no money is paid to class members, in a case where an attorney argued on his own behalf as an objector to such a settlement with Alphabet Inc.-owned Google.

Supreme Court poised to limit cy pres settlements
Chief Justice John Roberts has often expressed skepticism of cy pres settlements, and was joined by Justices Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh during arguments on a case in which the plaintiffs got nothing.

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to affect the future of controversial class action settlements in which little to no money is paid to class members. The case involves an attorney who argued on his own behalf as an objector to such a settlement with Alphabet Inc.-owned Google.

In these deals, called cy pres-only settlements, class action awards, less attorney fees, are paid to an organization aligned with the case’s issues because it...

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