Conagra-Wesson Oil Settlement Value, Fees Get 9th Cir. Weighing

An advertising-related class settlement with Conagra Brands Inc. that gives $1 million to Wesson Oil consumers, nearly $6 million in fees to their attorneys, and conditional injunctive relief, is set for a Dec. 7 test at the Ninth Circuit.

The case presents the intertwined issues of how to value injunctive relief—in this instance changes to a product’s label—and how much attorneys should be awarded for their work on class settlements.

Plaintiff Robert Briseño is expected to tell the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit during oral argument that the deal, reached after eight years of litigation and finally ...