Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. signaled on Monday that if the right case comes along, he wants to scrutinize the growing trend of “cy pres” settlements of class actions—settlements that go to charity or other beneficiaries when winning class members cannot be found or it is not worth the cost to compensate them.
“In a suitable case, this Court may need to clarify the limits on the use of such remedies,” Roberts wrote in a statement that accompanied an order by the court denying certiorari to a case raising the issues, Marek v. Lane.
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