Cy pres success
Since the cy pres doctrine was first introduced into class-action litigation in the 1970s, federal courts have approved cy pres awards to charities or other nonprofit organizations in thousands of class-action cases.
Over the last two years, however, cy pres awards in class actions have attracted increased and multi-faceted attacks from academics, judges, practitioners and professional objectors.
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