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Good Representatives, Bad Objectors, And Restitution In Class Settlements, Jay Tidmarsh, Tladi Marumo Jan 2023

Good Representatives, Bad Objectors, And Restitution In Class Settlements, Jay Tidmarsh, Tladi Marumo

BYU Law Review

This Article uses two recent decisions — one prohibiting incentive awards to class representatives and one permitting disgorgement of side payments to class objectors — to explore deeper connections between class action settlements and the law of restitution. The failure to correctly apply the law of restitution led both courts astray. First, courts can approve incentive awards, as long as an award properly reflects the benefit that the representative's efforts bestowed on the class. Second, restitution provides a basis to disgorge improper side payments to objectors, but only under conditions different from those that the court described. More broadly, attention …


Gonzales-Lopez And Its Bright-Line Rule: Result Of Broad Judicial Philosophy Or Context-Specific Principles?, Jacob D. Briggs May 2007

Gonzales-Lopez And Its Bright-Line Rule: Result Of Broad Judicial Philosophy Or Context-Specific Principles?, Jacob D. Briggs

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Third Wave Of Crime Victims' Rights: Standing, Remedy, And Review, Douglas E. Beloof May 2005

The Third Wave Of Crime Victims' Rights: Standing, Remedy, And Review, Douglas E. Beloof

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain And Abu Ghraib--Civil Remedies For Victims Of Extraterritorial Torts By U.S. Military Personnel And Civilian Contractors, Scott J. Borrowman May 2005

Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain And Abu Ghraib--Civil Remedies For Victims Of Extraterritorial Torts By U.S. Military Personnel And Civilian Contractors, Scott J. Borrowman

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Important” And “Irreversible” But Maybe Not “Unreviewable”: The Dilemma Of Protecting Defendants’ Rights Through The Collateral Order Doctrine, Kristin B. Gerdy Jan 2004

Important” And “Irreversible” But Maybe Not “Unreviewable”: The Dilemma Of Protecting Defendants’ Rights Through The Collateral Order Doctrine, Kristin B. Gerdy

Faculty Scholarship

This articles addresses the collateral order doctrine beginning with its inception in Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp., and continuing through an overview of theCourt's civil collateral order jurisprudence illustrating the development of the "requirements" for attaining appellate review under the doctrine. It examines the role of "important rights" in the Court's collateral order cases and attempts to determine whether "importance" is an additional requirement of the collateral order test. The author seeks to define what the Court means by an "important" right or issue, and to explain the view that some rights are sufficiently "important" to outweigh costs of …


The Exclusionary Rule And Damages: An Economic Comparison Of Private Remedies For Unconstitutional Police Conduct, Jeffrey Standen Nov 2000

The Exclusionary Rule And Damages: An Economic Comparison Of Private Remedies For Unconstitutional Police Conduct, Jeffrey Standen

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sullivan V. Scoular Grain Co. And The 1994 Amendments: Is Joint And Several Liability Really Dead In Utah?, Lee Edwards Mar 1995

Sullivan V. Scoular Grain Co. And The 1994 Amendments: Is Joint And Several Liability Really Dead In Utah?, Lee Edwards

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Damages For Intentional Discrimination By Public Entities Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act: A Rose By Any Other Name, But Are The Remedies The Same?, Cheryl L. Anderson Mar 1995

Damages For Intentional Discrimination By Public Entities Under Title Ii Of The Americans With Disabilities Act: A Rose By Any Other Name, But Are The Remedies The Same?, Cheryl L. Anderson

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


Access To Legal Remedies: The Crisis In Family Law, Jane C. Murphy May 1993

Access To Legal Remedies: The Crisis In Family Law, Jane C. Murphy

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.


The History And Culture Of Affirmative Action, Anthony J. Scanlon May 1988

The History And Culture Of Affirmative Action, Anthony J. Scanlon

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Drawing Lines And Defining Remedies: The Impact Of Ellis V. Brotherhood Of Railway, Airline And Steamship Clerks On The First Amendment Rights Of Dissident Employees, Shane R. Swindle Nov 1984

Drawing Lines And Defining Remedies: The Impact Of Ellis V. Brotherhood Of Railway, Airline And Steamship Clerks On The First Amendment Rights Of Dissident Employees, Shane R. Swindle

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Doing Business On An Indian Reservation: Can The Non-Indian Enforce His Contract With The Tribe?, Richard M. Grimsrud May 1981

Doing Business On An Indian Reservation: Can The Non-Indian Enforce His Contract With The Tribe?, Richard M. Grimsrud

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Union Held Liable In Contribution To Employer For Title Vii Violations: Glus V. G.C. Murphy Co., J. David Gowdy Sep 1980

Union Held Liable In Contribution To Employer For Title Vii Violations: Glus V. G.C. Murphy Co., J. David Gowdy

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.


Contribution Among Antitrust Violators: A Question Of Legal Process, C. Douglas Floyd May 1980

Contribution Among Antitrust Violators: A Question Of Legal Process, C. Douglas Floyd

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.