9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 12, 2023
Panel leery of remanding Tinder case to LA federal judge
Two of the three 9th Circuit panelists expressed doubt about whether the district court judge approvingly quoted the dissenting judge on a different panel instead of the majority.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel was skeptical Monday of a revised settlement of a class action between a plaintiff and the owner of the Tinder dating app, wondering aloud if a district court judge in Los Angeles should be removed from the case.
A different appellate panel rejected an earlier agreement between plaintiff Lisa Kim and Match Group LLC, owner of Tinder, and objectors to that earlier deal oppose the revised one too.
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