Robert F. Booth Trust v. Crowley
Jun 13, 2012OUTCOME: Seventh Circuit victory
Won dismissal of shareholder derivative suit that injured shareholders on appeal of denial of motion to intervene.
Washington, DC
Appeals Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Appeals, Class Action, Constitutional
OUTCOME: Seventh Circuit victory
Won dismissal of shareholder derivative suit that injured shareholders on appeal of denial of motion to intervene.
OUTCOME: Third Circuit victory
Won reversal of settlement approval that froze out one million class members from pecuniary recovery on Rule 23(a)(4) grounds.
OUTCOME: Ninth Circuit victory
Successfully argued for appellant for stricter standards for cy pres recipient selection.
OUTCOME: Ninth Circuit victory
Ninth Circuit vacated approval of class action settlement; established principles that lodestar attorney fees must be cross-checked against class benefit and that "kicker" provisions in class action se ... ttlements providing reversion to defendants require additional scrutiny.
OUTCOME: Vacated and remanded
Argued for petitioners in US Supreme Court against abusive cy pres settlement.