role of third-party objectors/amicus - do they add value or simply increase cost?;what, if any, effect will Devlin have?
do bad cases lead to bad settlements? has Rule 23(f) served as an effective safety valve? second opt-out – ultimate fairness or threat to global peace? what else can be done?; and
is the increasing practice of creating a common fund and then requiring defendants to pay class counsel fees separate and apart from the common fund (as opposed to some percentage of the common fund) a positive or negative development for consumers?
Moderator: Robert Frisby, Assistant Director, Enforcement Division, BCP, Federal Trade Commission
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