Class Action,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 6, 2023
Tinder settlement nixed, plaintiff has conflict of interest
Michael Rubin, a partner with Altshuler Berzon LLP who represents the objectors, hailed the panel’s rejection of a settlement he said “would have deprived 24,000 class members of a reasonable recovery.”
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Tuesday rejected a class settlement with the owner of the Tinder dating app, ruling that the plaintiff has a conflict of interest with other members of the class and failed to vigorously litigate the case.
Objectors who filed a similar complaint against Tinder in state court raised objections to the proposed settlement, which they said would deprive them of a chance of pursuing their own claims....
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