The Federal Trade Commission has announced an agenda for its Oct. 29 half-day public workshop in Washington, DC on improving class action settlement notices for consumers. Workshop panels include experts who will address the current challenges in reaching consumers, research on consumer class actions, and opportunities for increasing consumer recovery rates. First announced on […]
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FTC to Hold Workshop on Consumer Participation in Class Action Cases
On October 29, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington, DC on improving class action settlement notices for consumers. The event will address current practices and research related to class action notices, redress methods, claims rates, check-cashing rates, and similar issues. The workshop will include several panels of experts representing a […]
FTC Announces Second Federal Register Notice on Proposed Study of the Effectiveness of Class Action Settlement Notice Programs
The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is issuing a second Federal Register notice as the next step in its proposal to study the effectiveness of class action settlement notice programs. The notice continues the clearance process for the study, which will examine consumer understanding of class action settlement notifications. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, […]
FTC Seeks to Study Class Action Settlements
To study of the effectiveness of various class action settlement notice programs, the Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to eight claims administrators, requiring them to provide information on procedures they use to notify class members about settlements and the response rates for various methods of notification. The orders are part of the Commission’s Class […]