Paxton Fights to Stop Large Outside Groups from  Receiving More than Victims in Class Action Cases

Paxton Fights to Stop Large Outside Groups from  Receiving More than Victims in Class Action Cases 

Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has joined two Montana-led cert-stage amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing against advocacy groups receiving large funds in settlement cases when the victims receive little or nothing. At issue are cy pres awards, which are awards often granted to non-class third-party advocacy organizations when courts decide that they can do more for a class than […]