Court Approves Race Discrimination Class Settlement Despite Hundreds Of Objections

A settlement approval decision in New Jersey federal court earlier this week stands as a reminder of the realities, and complexities, of settling class action lawsuits. Judge Katharine S. Hayden of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey put the U.S. Justice Department’s class action claim against the State of New Jersey and the New Jersey Civil Service Commission (“NJCSC”) to rest when she deemed their settlement agreement “fair, adequate, reasonable, and consistent with the law.” U.S. v. New Jersey, No. 10-91, at 55 (D.N.J. Jun. 12, 2012). The settlement marks the end of an almost four year investigatory and litigation process. 
 

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