⚖️ CyPresAwards

Court Rejects Cy Pres Settlement in Hawes v. Macy's

U.S. District Court (S.D. Ohio) rejected a $10.5M settlement because proposed recipient PIRG was not sufficiently related to false advertising claims in bed sheets case.

Supreme Court Denies Review of Hyland v. Navient

SCOTUS declined to hear challenge to Second Circuit's approval of $2.25M cy pres-only settlement with no distribution to class members in student loan case.

Second Circuit Approves Cy Pres-Only Settlement

In Hyland v. Navient, court approved settlement establishing nonprofit for student loan counseling despite no direct payments to class members.