Tag Archives: class action lawsuits

The NFL settles lawsuit: “relief, but disappointment”

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Naomi

A painful subject to me because I love football and feel deeply for the men who play it and are damaged by it. Amid all the articles about the lawsuit, this one is perhaps most instructive for Sidebar, because the … Continue reading →

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Class action lawsuits: I learn a new term, “cy pres.”

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Naomi

Thanks to the New York Times’s superb Supreme Court journalist, Adam Liptak, I learned, as he entitled it in yesterday’s Sidebar pieces, “When Lawyers Cut Their Class-Action Clients Out of the Deal.” I had no idea this sort of thing … Continue reading →

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Finding a lawyer: one lawyer’s philosophy about lawsuits

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Naomi

“The BP Settlement: How the Lawyers See Their Role” is such a great letter to the Times, in response to a Joe Nocera opinion piece about the BP settlement. Burton LeBlanc describes beautifully why we need lawyers, and why lawsuits, … Continue reading →

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