FFLA Acknowledges Cy Pres Awards
We are extremely grateful to the following lawyers who have obtained court approval for cy pres awards in their class actions or litigation to be directed to FFLA, knowing that our work will indirectly, but substantially, serve the class and the public interest.
Cy pres awards are funds from class action cases in which full restitution to all injured parties is either impossible or infeasible, such as when the amount of damage per person is insignificant even though the aggregate damages are large. It can also be employed in probate matters when gifts fail, or in the area of charitable trusts. Learn more about cy pres awards.
Under cy pres, courts can approve a charitable donation out of unclaimed class action funds, or a direct grant in lieu of damages to an organization that could vindicate class member rights in the future.
For more information about how you can direct a cy pres award to FFLA, please contact Michelle Fonseca at 407-960-7000.
Award | Lawyers | Case | Year | Story |
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$392,549 | John Yanchunis and Ryan McGee of Morgan & Morgan, Tampa | Class action settlement with unclaimed funds | 2023 | |
$84,546 | John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan, Tampa | 19-cv-61350-ALTMAN/HUNTCitrix data breach litigation | 2023 | |
$21,590 | Christopher T. Hill and Steven R. Main of Hill, Rugh, Keller & Main, PL, Orlando, FL; David A. Shontz of Shutts & Bowen LLP, Orlando, FL; Jake Monk of Shutts & Bowen LLP, Miami, FL | Timothy Phillpotts, Susan Taylor, Bethann E. Ritter Snyder, Eric Hillis and Karen Confer v. Gold Crown Resort Marketing, Inc. | 2023 | |
$59,662 | John Yanchunis, Octavio Gomez, Patrick A. Barthle II of Morgan & Morgan PA, Tampa; Dale Golden of Golden Scaz Gagain, PLLC, Tampa | Terrance Guidry v. Penn Credit Corporation | 2022 | |
$2,123 | John Yanchunis, Marcio W. Valladares, Patrick A. Barthle II of Morgan and Morgan Complex Litigation Group, Tampa; Steven Teppler of Abbott Law Group, P.A., Jacksonville | Finerman v. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation et al | 2022 | |
$57,558.08 | Robert W. Murphy of Murphy Law Firm, Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Northwest Federal Credit Union v. Donna E. Franklin | 2022 | Read more |
$7,419.00 | Tod Aronovitz and Barbara Perez of Aronovitz Law | Coastal Wellness Centers v. Ocean Harbor | 2021 | |
$12,558.00 | Greenberg Traurig and Carey Rodriguez Milian LLP | Gonzalez v.TCR Sports Broadcasting | 2021 | |
$16,019.03 | Robert W. Murphy of Murphy Law Firm, Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Locicero v. Intrust Bank, N.A. and GreenSky, LLC | 2020 | |
$21,406 | E. Clayton Yates of Fee, Yates & Fee, PLLC, Ft. Pierce, FL; Diana Martin and Theodore J. Leopold of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, PLLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Sean Estes of Hoyer Law Group, PLLC, Tampa, FL; F. Paul Bland Jr. of Public Justice in Washington, D.C.; Richard A. Fisher of Richard Fisher Law Office, TN | National Cash Advance/Advance America/Cash Advance Centers of Florida, etc. Litigation | 2019 | Read more |
$341,897.09 | Robert W. Murphy of Murphy Law Firm, Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Lynn Phillips v. TD Bank, N.A. | 2018 | Read more |
$25,839 | Carney Bates & Pulliam PLLC, AR; Golomb & Honik PC, PA | Liberty Refund Anticipation Loan Litigation | 2018 | |
$47,907 | Jonathan B. Cohen, Rachel Soffin, John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group, Tampa, FL | Swift v. Bank of America | 2018 | |
$500,000 | Jeffrey Liggio, Liggio Law; Philip M. Burlington, Burlington & Rockenback, P.A.; Scott Johni, The Law Office of Scott Johni, P.A.; Erin Whittemore Lohmiller, Kent G. Whittemore, Geoff Stahl, The Whittemore Law Group, P.A.; West Palm Beach, FL | Williams vs. Heritage Operating, L.P. | 2018 | Read more |
$70,000 | Valorie S. Chavin, Chavin | Mitchell | Shmuely; Edward Zebersky, Zebersky Payne LLP; Michael J. Higer, Berger Singerman LLP; FL | Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company litigation | 2018 | Read more |
$500,000 | John Yanchunis, Morgan & Morgan Complex Litigation Group, Tampa, FL | Mendoza v. Bank of America, N.A. | ||
$295,000 | John Yanchunis, James Hoyer Newcomer & Smiljanich, Tampa, FL | |||
$75,000 | Tod Aronovitz, Aronovitz Jaffe, Miami, FL | |||
$25,000 | Tom Loffredo, Gray Robinson, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, FL |