This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Litigation

Oct. 3, 2012

Judge rejects Groupon class action settlement

A federal judge in San Diego has denied a class-action settlement involving online deals giant Groupon Inc. over concerns the settlement's proposed cy pres payments were inappropriately tailored to the suit.


By Ben Adlin


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A federal judge in San Diego has struck down a class-action settlement involving online deals giant Groupon Inc. over concerns the settlement's proposed cy pres payments were inappropriately tailored to the lawsuit.


The rejection is the latest in a spate of settlements complicated by such provisions.


In striking down the settlement Friday, U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw of the Southern...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up