Logitech Disputes ‘Good Intentions’ of Settlement Gag Order

A federal judge’s bar on class settlement discussions may be based on “good intentions,” but that doesn’t make it legal, Logitech Inc. told the Ninth Circuit March 5.

It’s trying to settle a consumer class action over computer speaker quality.

“However beneficial the district court’s intent to protect absent class members may be, good intentions do not provide authority to stop parties to class actions from discussing, negotiating, and submitting precertification settlements,” the company said.

Logitech asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to overrule Judge William Alsup’s general prohibition on settlement negotiations in class cases before ...