Are Worthless Hp Coupons fair in Class-Action Settlement?
HP Inkjet oral argument
I was in San Francisco Monday arguing the HP Inkjet appeal before the Ninth Circuit, questioning whether a settlement that paid attorneys $2.1 million when the class received less than $1.5 million in worthless coupons can be considered fair—especially when the defendant put cash on the table that it got to keep at the expense of the class. The oral argument is online, as are the briefs; I’ll confess surprise that the definition of "redeemed" in the Class Action Fairness Act was controversial.
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http://centerforclassactionfairness.blogspot.com/2012/01/ninth-circuit-briefing-in-in-re-hp.html