Boise v. ACE American Insurance

Plaintiffs allege that Defendant made multiple telemarketing calls marketing insurance products.  Plaintiff alleges these calls were in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

1. Final Approval granted.
2. All objections were overruled.
3. Plaintiffs motioned to conduct discovery of Objector Glover.  The Court found that a reply brief was the appropriate venue for responding to the objection and denied the motion to open discovery of Objector Glover and his attorneys.

1. Attorneys' fees are excessive.
2. Revisions to the settlement agreement lead to confusion over filing deadlines.

Plaintiffs note that Objector Sweeney's objection was filed almost a full month after the filing deadline and that, since he is not a member of the class, he does not have standing to object.

1. Attorneys' fees are excessive and exceed Eleventh Circuit benchmarks.
2. The Court should perform a lodestar cross-check.
3. The Court should supervise the allocation of attorneys' fees.

The signature block of this objection notes that Jeff M. Brown is "Attorney for Objector Gabriella Canales."