That appears to be a truly unique settlement among class actions. Am I remembering correctly that the judge rejected the initial agreed settlement amount though? The UFC ended up increasing the settlement because the judge was threatening to make the plaintiffs try the case. Still probably one of the best payouts and participation rates for a class action to the individual plaintiffs. Interested to know how much the attorneys fees are given your other articles shedding light on that topic.
That appears to be a truly unique settlement among class actions. Am I remembering correctly that the judge rejected the initial agreed settlement amount though? The UFC ended up increasing the settlement because the judge was threatening to make the plaintiffs try the case. Still probably one of the best payouts and participation rates for a class action to the individual plaintiffs. Interested to know how much the attorneys fees are given your other articles shedding light on that topic.
Yep. It was rejected at preliminary approval. The fees were about 31% or $115m. https://angeion-public.s3.amazonaws.com/www.ufcfighterclassaction.com/docs/Order%20Granting%20Motion%20for%20an%20Award%20of%20Attorneys%20Fees,%20for%20Reimbursement%20of%20Expenses,%20and%20Service%20Awards.pdf