Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2021
Abstract
This essay considers the potential for using cy prés settlements in privacy class actions. These settlements are a procedural mechanism to overcome distribution challenges in class actions. When it is too burdensome to prove individual claims or too costly to distribute damages to class members, courts on occasions award damages to a charity or non-profit organization involved in work serving the class members' interests. These controversial settlements have been gaining attention in various legal systems. The U.S. Supreme Court recently considered their propriety in Frank v. Gaos, while courts in Canada and several Latin American countries have been experimenting with cy prés as well. The essay uses these cases to explore how this procedural mechanism can be particularly useful in privacy class actions. While cy prés settlements require proper judicial supervision to prevent abuse, the chapter concludes that they can help to deter privacy invasions, enforce privacy laws, and provide plaintiffs with some measure of indirect relief when those laws are violated.
Recommended Citation
Thomas E. Kadri and Ignacio N. Cofone, Cy Prés Settlements in Privacy Class Actions / Acuerdos Cy Prés en Acciones De Clase Sobre Privacidad, 2 Revista Juridica Austral 33 (2021).
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Comments
"Acuerdos Cy Prés en Acciones De Clase Sobre Privacidad"
Esta es una traduccion al espanol de Thomas E. Kadri e Ignacio N. Cofone, Cy Pres Settlements in Privacy Class Actions, publicado previamente en Cofone, I. N. (Ed.). (2020). Class Actions in Privacy Law. Routledge. 33