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    ClassActionBlawg.com — Authority Authority: 110
    Over the past week, I have received two separate requests for comment on  cy pres awards to charity in class action settlements.  Evidently it’s on readers’ minds, so I thought I’d give some thoughts on the subject here. Cy pres distributions to charity are one of several ways of dealing with a common ...
    1 week ago

  • In Case You Care, ClassActionBlawg Has Just Rented the Video “Class Action” Starring Gene Hackman


    ClassActionBlawg.com — Authority Authority: 110
    Venkat Balasubramani over at Spam Notes has been covering developments in an interesting group of class actions against Blockbuster Video and Facebook.  The cases arise out of Facebook’s Beacon feature, which causes news feed stories to be automatically generated about users’ purchases and other ...
    2 weeks ago

  • Cy Pres? No Way!


    Drug and Device Law — Authority Authority: 560
    We’ve said before (in commenting on the ALI’s aggregate litigation principles) that we don’t like the “cy pres” concept. For one thing, it makes us look dumb. We’re not even sure how the blasted term’s supposed to be pronounced. If you ask three lawyers, you’re likely to get four possible ...
    3 weeks ago

  • Cleveland Museum of Art allowed to use 50% of income from trusts for expansion; 1st time in Ohio since 1955.


    Ruling Imagination: Law and Creativity — Authority Authority: 421
    A follow up to my posts ( here and here ) regarding the power of museums to deviate from the terms of a donor’s limitations on the use of money donated: Last week, the Cleveland Museum of Art won permission from a Cuyahoga County Probate Court judge to use 49.99% of the income (not the principal) from 4 trusts ...
    4 weeks ago

  • What Should We Do With Unclaimed Class Action Funds, Pres Tell?


    ClassActionBlawg.com — Authority Authority: 110
    The  cy pres doctrine has become a hot topic in class action circles in recent years.  For those not familiar with the concept as used in the class action context,  cy pres awards are awards to third parties, typically charities, of unclaimed settlement funds or unclaimed portions of class action ...
    4 weeks ago

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