PACER Settlement Would Secure $125 Million in User Refunds (1)

Most users of the judiciary’s PACER electronic court records platform would receive refunds for fees they incurred under a $125 million settlement agreement between nonprofits and the US government.

The government must reimburse “the vast majority of PACER users in full” for past charges under the terms of the agreement, according to a Tuesday court filing by the plaintiffs in the US District Court for the District of Columbia.

The class action —brought by nonprofits National Veterans Legal Services Program, National Consumer Law Center and Alliance for Justice—challenged the legality of fees they incurred using PACER over a six-year period. ...