What’s Right and Wrong with Class Action Settlements
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Lawyers Chapter & Litigation Practice Group
Speakers:
- Theodore H. Frank, Resident Fellow and Director of the AEI Liability Project , American Enterprise Institute
Paul Bland, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Speakers:
- Theodore H. Frank, Resident Fellow and Director of the AEI Liability Project , American Enterprise Institute
Paul Bland, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Class action litigation has increased in recent years, and the courts are increasingly being flooded with such cases. The vast majority of cases reach settlement upon agreement by the parties before the case goes to a jury for deliberation. In recent years, there has developed the phenomenon that after the parties have agreed on the terms of a settlement, the trial judge, or an appellate court, has nonetheless vacated the agreement on the grounds that it fails to adequately compensate the plaintiffs.
Our panel will discuss the role and ethical considerations of counsel in negotiating such agreements, and of the courts in presiding over and reviewing such agreements.
There is no charge for this event. Please RSVP as seating is limited.
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Dinner will be served.
