Ars Technica

C++, Linux: segfault accessing static string class member within a shared library

So I've been playing with C++ and XML (Xerces C++ DOM), and am working on a simple prototype class factory that creates instances of various classes based on the contents of a given XML file. To make ...
Law

Data Breach Class Members Get Final Approval of $6.8M Settlement With Rite Aid, Despite Company's Bankruptcy

“In a bankruptcy scenario,” Ahdoot Wolfson partner Andrew Ferich said, “unsecured creditors seeking to recover from a bankruptcy estate often only secure pennies on the dollar. Here, class counsel was ...
Law

Could the U.S. Supreme Court Finally Address Uninjured Class Members?

The first brief in the case, Laboratory Corp of America v. Luke Davis, is due March 5. 'This petition presents an opportunity for this court to finally answer the questions it reserved in Tyson ...
Reuters

Supreme Court may limit class certification through Article III standing requirement

March 10, 2025 - The Supreme Court is set to decide a question that has vexed lower courts and class action practitioners for years: Can a class be certified if some members did not suffer any injury ...
Reuters

FTC’s comprehensive study finds median consumer class action claims rate is 9%

(Reuters) - The Federal Trade Commission has just published a staff report on what it believes to be the most comprehensive study ever conducted on consumers’ response to class action settlements. Its ...