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Seventh Circuit Ties Class Counsel’s Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees to Amount Claimed by Class, in Context of a Judgment

On November 14, 2017, the Seventh Circuit issued its third opinion ending a class action that was almost a decade old. Holtzman v. Turza, No. 17-2330, 2017 WL 5450484 (7th Cir. Nov. 14, 2017). The ...
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Seventh Circuit Allows Class Certification Despite Attorney Misconduct

Do you ever wonder how plaintiffs’ class action lawyers find their class representatives? And whether there is any possibility of defeating class certification if their efforts are sleazy or downright ...
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Seventh Circuit Addresses Class Action Objector 'Blackmail'

A class member may object to a proposed class action settlement. If the district court rejects the objection and approves the settlement, the objector may appeal the final judgment. Filing a notice of ...