Tinder’s $24 Million Deal to End Age Discrimination Suit Undone

Tinder’s settlement to end a class action over its practice of charging people over age 30 almost twice as much for premium subscriptions has come undone, after the Ninth Circuit said Tuesday that the $24 million deal undervalued the strength of class members’ claims.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit also said the district court didn’t adequately consider signs of collusion, and more specifically the agreement’s inclusion of a “clear sailing provision,” which specified that Tinder wouldn’t challenge plaintiffs’ demand for $1.2 million in attorneys’ fees—a figure the appeals court called “excessive.”

The pre-certification class settlement provided ...