United States Seventh Circuit

Class-action settlement is rejected and the matter remanded where the district court failed to adequately consider the potential value of a sub-class' claims by not evaluating the pertinent consumer protection statutes in the states where the members of the sub-class resided.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/24/2006
• Decided 06/19/2006
• Published 06/19/2006

Judges

• WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James Shedden, Beeler, Schad & Diamond, Chicago, IL, John P. Zavez (argued), Atkins, Kelston & Zavez, Boston, MA, for Objectors-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Clifford A. Cantor (argued), Hagens BermanSobol Shapiro, Seattle, WA, Jon W. Borderud, Borderud Law Group, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Christina M. Tchen, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, Andrew L. Sandler (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.