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CAA NEWS
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CAA Offers CLE-Accredited Seminar on Managing Settlements
(December, 2008) -- Class Action Administration, Inc. (CAA) presents "Strategies for Successfully Managing Class Settlements,"
a seminar for law firms and corporate legal departments. It is approved for 2 Continuing Legal Education credits in
Colorado, and is taught by CAA's President, Matthew E. Pohl. The seminar is designed to help attendees:
- Understand the phases of a class action settlement;
- Learn how decisions during settlement negotiations impact the overall costs of administration;
- Set a reasonable timeline for settlement administration;
- Identify the critical decision points of the settlement, and when to involve a settlement administrator; and
- Discover the factors that influence class member participation rates, and how to manage those factors.
Let CAA bring this 2-credit CLE course to your office for a minimum of four attendees.
The seminar can be held over a long lunch to accomodate busy schedules.
To learn more about "Strategies for Successfully Managing Class Settlements,"
contact us today.
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CAA President Matthew Pohl to Lead Group Discussions at Securities Class Action Conference
(September, 2008) -- Class Action Administration President Matthew Pohl will lead group discussions
during breakout segments of the Distribution of Securities Litigation Settlements Conference to be held September 24-25 in New York, NY.
The Conference will focus on improving the process of notifying class members, processing claims, and distributing benefits in securities class actions.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next securities class action settlement,
contact us today.
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CAA to Administer Consumer Class Action with 600,000+ Class Members
(August, 2008) -- Counsel for the parties in a class action involving a major national retailer
and over 600,000 class members have retained Class Action Administration, Inc. to administer the settlement. CAA will identify class members
from the parties' data, disseminate notice, track undeliverable mailings, and answer telephone and email
inquiries from class members.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next consumer class action settlement,
contact us today.
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Class Action Administration to Provide Pre-Settlement Consulting in Cellular Phone Class Action
(July, 2008) -- Class Action Administration, Inc. will analyze over 7 million data records
to assist counsel for one of the parties in a pending class action lawsuit. The suit involves billing practices of
a major cellular telephone service provider.
To learn how CAA's Pre-Settlement Consulting can help you,
contact us today.
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EasyClaimSM Online Demonstration Now Available
(March, 2008) -- Class Action Administration's innovative
EasyClaim online claim filing system is now available for interactive demonstrations.
The demo allows the user to fill in and submit an EasyClaim form in a fictional class action
settlement.
Click here for the demo or
contact us to learn more about EasyClaim.
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CAA Administers Settlements of Class Actions Against Payday Lenders
(January, 2008) -- Class Action Administration, Inc. has been chosen by
counsel for the parties to administer two class action lawsuit settlements. The settlements, totaling
nearly $12 million, resolve suits against two payday lending companies for allegedly overcharging interest
and fees. CAA will identify class members from the defendants' transaction data, notify the class members,
process their claim forms, accept electronic filing of claims through EasyClaim(sm), and answer class member questions
by phone and email.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next class action settlement,
contact us today.
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Erik Cansler, Esq. Joins CAA Staff
(October, 2007) -- Class Action Administration is pleased to announced
that Erik Cansler, Esq. has joined its staff as Lead Analyst. Mr. Cansler is a 2004 graduate
of the University of Colorado School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Colorado
and Wyoming, and is admitted to the bar of the United States District Court for the
District of Colorado. Prior to joining CAA Mr. Cansler was in private practice,
specializing in commercial litigation.
Mr. Cansler looks forward to partnering with CAA's clients to create and
implement innovative, economical class action settlement plans.
Contact us to learn about joining the CAA team.
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CAA Retained by Attorney General of Colorado to Manage
$4.5 million Settlement
(July, 2007) -- Class Action Administration will
assist the Consumer Protection section of the Office of the Colorado Attorney General in
distributing $4.5 million in
settlement benefits to customers of a manufacturer of steel buildings. CAA's responsibilities
include processing claim forms, answering class members' inquiries, distributing benefit checks, and
submitting the necessary tax forms to the Internal Revenue Service.
To learn how CAA can help
government agencies
cost-effectively administer
settlements, contact us today.
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CAA to Manage Settlement of Class Action Against National Retailer
(June, 2007) -- Class Action Administration has been
retained by a nationwide retailer to manage the
settlement of a California consumer information privacy class action. CAA will draw upon
its extensive experience in this type of case to ensure an efficient, economical process,
from notice dissemination to distribution of benefits.
To learn how CAA can help you with your
next California class action settlement,
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CAA's EasyClaimSM Processes 125,000 Claims
(May, 2007) -- Class Action Administration's EasyClaim online
claims system was recently put to the test in a settlement involving 2 million class members.
In addition to filing paper claim forms, class members filed 125,000 claims electronically; at times, one claim was filed every two seconds.
EasyClaim's scalable architecture easily supports such high volume.
To learn how EasyClaim can
speed up the distribution of settlement benefits and reduce overall settlement administration
costs, contact us today.
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CAA Introduces EasyClaimSM Online Claim Submission
(May, 2007) -- Class Action Administration is proud to introduce its new Internet-based
claims submission system, EasyClaim. EasyClaim streamlines the settlement administration process
by allowing class members to file online claims and later check the status of their claims.
To learn how EasyClaim can
speed up the distribution of settlement benefits and reduce overall settlement administration
costs, contact us today.
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Analytical Expertise Makes CAA the Choice for Three
Colorado Settlements
(January, 2007) -- Denver-based law firm Hill & Robbins, along with co-counsel,
have selected Class Action Administration to manage the settlement of three
similar Colorado auto-insurance class actions. In each case, plaintiffs allege that the defendant insurance company
overcharged for uninsured motorist coverage.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next insurance class action settlement,
contact us today.
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CAA Disburses Benefits Totaling $18 million in Predatory Lending Settlement
(December, 2006) -- Class Action Administration has been retained to
distribute $18 million in benefits to over 28,000 members of a class action settlement. The benefits
represent repayment of interest and fees paid by Montana homeowners affected by a financial
institution's alleged predatory lending practices.
To learn how CAA can help you with your
next predatory lending class action settlement, contact us today.
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CAA to Manage Settlements of Consumer Information Privacy Cases
(August, 2006) -- Law firm Luce Forward's San Diego office has
retained Class Action Administration to manage the settlements of several consumer information
privacy cases against retailers. In these cases, the plaintiffs alleged that the retailers'
credit card receipts violated the California Business & Profession Codes.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next California credit card
privacy settlement, contact us today.
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Experience Makes CAA the Choice to Administer Environmental Settlement
(June, 2006) -- The Michigan law firm of Bos & Glazier has chosen
Class Action Administration to manage the settlement of an environmental class action against General
Motors. The suit involves approximately 300 residents of properties near a former GM subsidiary's
manufacturing plant. CAA's experience administering environmental class action settlements
played a significant role in counsel's selection of its settlement administrator.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next environmental class action settlement,
contact us today.
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CAA Manages Tax Collection Settlement
(November, 2005) -- Class Action Administration was retained by
defense counsel of an automobile leasing company who had settled a class action
alleging the overcollection of personal property tax. CAA audited the defendant’s complex
methodology for identifying class members as part of its role as Settlement
Administrator.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next class action settlement,
contact us today.
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CAA Manages ADA Class Action Settlements
(March, 2005) -- Class Action Administration was retained to
manage notice and benefit distribution of mobility-impaired visitors of several
Dallas, Texas multi-use facilities. Plaintiffs allege that the facilities violate ADA requirements for
access by mobility-impaired individuals.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next Americans with Disabilities Act
class action settlement, contact us today.
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Littler Mendelson and EEOC Praise CAA's Management of Claims Process
(March, 2005) -- When a client of law firm Littler Mendelson
was accused of improper hiring practices, the firm and the EEOC turned to Class Action
Administration to manage the complexities of their settlement. The settlement presented unique
challenges, in part because the class was composed of unsuccessful job applicants who had to
be located some time after they filed a job application. Counsel for both sides praised
CAA for its management of the claims process.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next employment class action settlement,
contact us today.
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CAA Manages Antitrust Settlement Funds of $63 million and $100 million
(January,
2005) -- CAA is involved in two large settlements
of antitrust class action suits against pharmaceutical companies. In one of the cases, the
settlement fund under CAA's care contains $63 million; in the other case, the settlement fund is $100
million. To date, these are the largest settlement funds CAA has managed.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next antitrust class action settlement,
contact us today.
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Cellphone Sales Tax Class Action Settlement Administered by CAA
(November, 2004) -- Colorado-based plaintiff's counsel retained Class
Action Administration to manage a class settlement involving cellular telephone
sales tax. CAA overcame a significant challenge posed by the fact
that the class list of thousands of cellular phone subscribers was only
available in hardcopy.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next class action settlement,
contact us today.
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CAA Selected to Administer Complex, Interrelated Environmental Settlements; Matthew Pohl Appointed Special Master
(June, 2004) -- Class Action Administration has been appointed
Settlement Administrator, and CAA President Matthew Pohl has been appointed Special Master, in settlements of two
related environmental class action lawsuits. The cases involve alleged contamination of
over 4,000 properties in Pensacola, Florida. As Special Master, Mr. Pohl will develop
a benefit allocation methodology and will oversee the claims administration process.
To see CAA President Matthew Pohl describe these settlements in a television
broadcast, click on the appropriate file below.
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To learn how CAA can help you with your next
environmental class action settlement, including Special Master services,
contact us today.
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CAA Administers Mississippi Environmental Class Action Settlement
(November, 2002) -- Class Action Administration was retained to
manage an environmental class action involving a creosote treatment plant in Columbus,
Mississippi. CAA is responsible for all settlement administration duties, which include the implementation and
management of a medical monitoring program established by the settlement.
To learn how CAA can help you with your next class action settlement,
contact us today.
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