January 17, 2019
An Illinois federal judge entered judgment against a Texas attorney known for representing objectors to class action settlements on Thursday, granting the attorney's own motion and ending Edelson PC's lawsuit accusing him of using the objection process to extort plaintiffs' attorneys.
January 16, 2019
A Texas attorney known for filing objections to class action settlements has offered to stop practicing in Illinois and only bring objections that meet certain criteria to resolve a lawsuit brought by plaintiffs firm Edelson PC over what it says is his extortionate use of the objection process.
January 03, 2019
A Texas attorney accused by Edelson PC of using the class action objection process to extort class counsel must turn over information about his work in Illinois, including how he settles objections and how he gets paid, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
December 04, 2018
A Texas attorney facing a lawsuit filed by Edelson PC in Illinois federal court over claims that he uses the class action objection process to extort class counsel slapped the plaintiffs' firm with counterclaims Monday, accusing Edelson of running its own fraudulent scheme.
September 20, 2018
An Illinois federal judge said Thursday she will decide in October whether to enter judgment against a Texas attorney accused of running an extortion scheme through objections to class action settlements after he offered to stop practicing law in Illinois to end Edelson PC's suit, a move Edelson opposes.
July 23, 2018
Plaintiffs' firm Edelson PC can pursue an injunction barring a pair of attorneys from practicing law in Illinois without special approval over claims they abused the class action objection process by attempting to extort fees from class counsel, an Illinois federal judge said.
February 06, 2018
Although she condemned so-called "serial objectors" and attorneys who would extort money from plaintiffs' counsel through objections to settlements, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday that the behavior of a Texas attorney doesn't reach the requirements to bring Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims.
July 11, 2017
An Illinois federal judge overseeing Edelson PC's proposed class action against objector attorney Christopher Bandas for allegedly using the class action objection process to extort cash payoffs lamented the alleged scheme Tuesday but said she was unsure how it could be stopped.
April 11, 2017
An attorney facing a proposed class action filed by plaintiff firms accusing him of using the settlement objection process to extort money from them hit back at the allegations Monday, arguing that litigation can't be the basis of a racketeering conspiracy.
December 06, 2016
Edelson PC hit a trio of law firms and their named partners with a lawsuit in Illinois federal court Monday, accusing them of "hijacking" the class settlement process by filing phony objections to extort class counsel into making them go away.