By Jennifer A. Riley, Christina M. Janice, and Alex Oxyer
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 14, 2020, Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California became the latest to deny appointment of class counsel in a class action based on lack of diversity, including lack of diversity in gender (all male) and experience
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By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik
Seyfarth Synopsis: The increasingly common practice of third-party funding of class actions, which provides tax incentives to plaintiffs’ attorneys and third-party funders alike, may no longer be protected under confidentiality agreements. Finding a class action funding agreement to be relevant in determining the adequacy of class counsel, a court in California
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