Sentences with phrase «of class counsel»

Class Counsel will also be making an application for payment of Class Counsel Fees.

The affidavits of Class Counsel and of the representative plaintiff, Mr. Cannon, which set out why they have concluded that this settlement is fair and reasonable and in the best interests of the class will also be posted below, by no later than March 31, 2017.

Any court costs received from Shoppers will be used first to pay for the expenses of the action, and secondly towards the payment of Class counsel's fees if the action is successful.

This would provide a much - needed measure of predictability in the approval of class counsel's legal fees and would avoid all of the mind - numbing bluster about the time - value of work done or the risks incurred.

The cy pres award was directed to groups pledging to use the money to protect internet privacy, including the alma maters of class counsel, according to the cert petition filed by objectors to the settlement.

While placing some emphasis on the question of class counsel fee arrangements, the Court ultimately deferred to the discretionary decision of the motion judge in his evaluation of the claims being advanced by the class counsel, and their respective degrees of preparation.

The two consortiums of class counsel (referred to as the «Rochon Group» and «Koskie Group») brought similar proposed class actions on behalf of shareholders, albeit on the basis of pleadings that differed, since the Rochon Group relied on broader allegations.

Strathy, J. approved the proposed settlement of the action for $ 11 million, of which $ 7.75 million was designated for class members, and the balance for fees and disbursements of class counsel and for the costs of administration of the settlement.

Our class action group acted as part of the Class counsel team in Mandeville v. Manufacturers Life Insurance, a class action trial that sought compensation for former Barbados Manulife policyholders who were excluded from the benefits of Manulife's demutualization

However, defendants can take solace in the fact that some courts have grown more skeptical of class counsel fee applications when reviewing proposed class settlements.

The opinion was highly critical of class counsel.

The Nuts & Bolts of Class Counsel's Motion to Remand — Emerging Issues, Class Action Litigation Report, Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., Volume 5, No. 12 (June 25, 2004)(Download PDF)

Master of the Complaint — The Role of Class Counsel, Orange County Lawyer Magazine, Volume 46, No. 8 (August 2004)(Download PDF)

In a June 21 decision, the B.C. Supreme Court in Dixon v. Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. looked beyond the identity of the proposed representative plaintiffs and instead focused on the manoeuverings of class counsel, ultimately finding the action was totally vexatious and an abuse of the court's process.

The Ont CA allowed the Crown appeal, using words that amount to, in legal terms, scathing criticism of class counsel and the trial judge.

At the final approval hearing, the district court explained the settlement «particularly its size, is attributable in no small measure to the skill of class counsel and the litigation strategy it employed.»

The affidavits of Class Counsel and of the representative plaintiff, Mr. Cannon, which set out why they have concluded that this settlement is fair and reasonable and in the best interests of the class are posted under the Documents tab, below.

As representative plaintiff Mr. Weldon received and acted on all of Class Counsel's requests for information.