California Neutrals
Oct. 29, 2015
Challenges that face class action in ADR
By Susan Kostal
Class action cases are notoriously difficult to settle. The key, say neutrals and litigants, is getting a settlement a trial court judge will approve. And thanks to an increased focus on the true value going to the class and scrutiny of attorneys' fees, that process has become more challenging. "Consumer class actions are among the most difficult to settle," said Irma Gonzalez, the retired U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District, a neutral wi...
Class action cases are notoriously difficult to settle. The key, say neutrals and litigants, is getting a settlement a trial court judge will approve. And thanks to an increased focus on the true value going to the class and scrutiny of attorneys' fees, that process has become more challenging. "Consumer class actions are among the most difficult to settle," said Irma Gonzalez, the retired U.S. District Court judge for the Southern District, a neutral wi...
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