- Government scrutiny might translate to tighter class settlements
- But level of DOJ involvement remains to be seen, and some attorneys say problem deals hard to identify
A new push by the Justice Department to get involved in a low-profile wine pricing case and the high-profile opioid litigation could mean extra scrutiny of class settlements and increased pressure to craft airtight agreements, attorneys tell Bloomberg Law.
The DOJ took the unusual step of filing a statement of interest in a deceptive pricing settlement with a website called Wines ‘Til Sold Out. The letter challenged the fairness of a settlement that provides $1.7 million ...
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