A California court has delayed by a month its consideration of the controversial settlement of a class action against Netflix, the DVDs-by-mail service. The “delay enables both sides to review more than 50 objections, including one by the Federal Trade Commission and another by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, a national public-interest law firm.” (Caroline E. Mayer, Washington Post, Jan. 18). We covered the settlement Nov. 3 and Jan. 11.
Update: “Protests Put Netflix Settlement On Hold”
A California court has delayed by a month its consideration of the controversial settlement of a class action against Netflix, the DVDs-by-mail service. The “delay enables both sides to review more than 50 objections, including one by the Federal Trade Commission and another by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, a national public-interest law firm.” […]
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