Unfair Class Action Settlements
29 November 2018
Anna St. John, an Attorney with the Center for Class Action Fairness at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses oral arguments in Frank v. Gaos, a case challenging an unfair class action settlement that gives millions to attorneys and nothing to class members.
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