JD Supra

Seventh Circuit Agrees That Class Arbitrability is a Gateway Question Presumptively for the Court, Then Apparently Ignores the Delegation Issue

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has joined five other Circuits in determining, unremarkably, that class or collective arbitrability is a gateway question that is presumptively for the court to ...
Washington Examiner

Seventh Circuit calls class action settlement ‘scandalous,’ removes Paul Weiss as attorney

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has overturned approval of a class action settlement that it described as “inequitable – even scandalous.” Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
JD Supra

Seventh Circuit Rejects Another Settlement With Disproportionate Attorney Fees Compared to Class Member Benefits

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a class action settlement because class counsel would have received generous attorney fees for conferring only meager benefits to the class. Writing for ...