In a recent decision, the Second Circuit determined that in a class action settlement that capped total compensation, separate categories of claims must each have separate class representatives and separate counsel. In In re Literary Works in Electronic Databases Copyright Litigation, 654 F.3d 242 (2d Cir. 2011), the Second Circuit found representation in a class … Continue Reading
In a recent decision, the Seventh Circuit held that bad behavior by class counsel can lead to denial of class certification, even where that behavior doesn’t rise to the level of “the most egregious misconduct.” In Creative Montessori Learning Centers v. Ashford Gear LLC, 662 F.3d 913 (7th Cir. 2011), Plaintiffs brought a purported class … Continue Reading
