United States Eighth Circuit

Cy pres distribution of unclaimed settlement funds to a public interest group was erroneous, because foreign travel agencies were the next best recipients of funds where the underlying suit challenged caps on ticket commissions between the U.S. and those countries.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/04/2002
• Published 10/04/2002

Judges

• RILEY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, FAGG, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric J. Magnuson, argued, Minneapolis, MN (John R. Neve, Minneapolis, MN, Paul M. Ruden, Burton J. Rubin, Alexandria, VA, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen C. Willey, argued, Menlo Park, CA (Matthew T. Findley, Menlo Park, CA, Julia A. Hatcher, Washington, DC, Robert A. Skirnick, New York City, on the brief), for appellee.