Try our Advanced Search for more refined results

Expert Analysis

7th Circ. Explains Role Of Objectors In Class Settlement

Law360, New York (December 16, 2014, 11:50 AM EST) -- The Seventh Circuit recently decided Pearson v. NBTY Inc. (7th Cir. Nov. 19, 2014), reversing the district court's approval of a class action settlement that would have paid class members less than $900,000 while awarding class counsel almost $2 million in attorneys' fees. In an opinion that castigated class counsel for seeking "outlandish" fees and the defendants for "trying to minimize the number of claims that class members would file," U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Posner offered guidance to attorneys crafting class action settlements and to district judges reviewing them under Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure....

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.


A Law360 subscription includes features such as

  • Daily newsletters
  • Expert analysis
  • Mobile app
  • Advanced search
  • Judge information
  • Real-time alerts
  • 450K+ searchable archived articles

And more!

Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Related Sections

Law Firms

Companies

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!