3rd Cir. Vacates Cy Pres Class Settlement Citing Trial Court’s Failure to Scrutinize Scope of Release

Editor's Note: This article—excluding the iA Perspective—was originally published on the Maurice Wutscher blog and is republished here with permission.

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently vacated an order approving the settlement of a class action certified under Rule 23(b)(2), where the only benefit to the class was the defendant’s payment of a cy pres award to organizations that promoted data privacy.