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Thepetition of the day is:

16-364

Issues:(1) Whether it is permissible to approve a claims-made settlement by calculating its value based on the value of payments to all potential claimants, rather than only payments to actual claimants, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)(2); and (2) whether it is permissible to approve a settlement that intentionally provides a disproportionate allocation of its pecuniary benefit to class counsel, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e)(2).

Cases: Blackman v. Gascho

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Oct. 21, 2016, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/10/petition-of-the-day-1016/