Millions, perhaps billions, of dollars, corporate reputations, and the compensation of thousands of customers can be at stake, making it no small wonder that most class action lawsuits against insurance companies are settled before they go to trial.
Objectors are an integral, if controversial, part of the class action settlement process.
In any case, objectors are an integral, if controversial, part of the class action settlement process. Objectors will often point out real deficiencies in the settlement, such as objecting to a settlement notice written in English that's sent to a predominantly Spanish-speaking class. Lawyers on both sides can usually tolerate a delay when an objector adds value to the settlement. Issacharoff says that a professional objector is an extortionist whose only aim is to hijack the final settlement agreement. They are a form of anticonsumerism.