Payout to Bartz class members likely delayed as someone filed a notice of appeal

A notice of appeal has been filed in Bartz v. Anthropic, likely delaying the payout to class members for several years unless the appeal pertains only to attorneys' fees or the service award. Under the Class Settlement Agreement, the effective date and payout will not occur until the appeal and any cert petition are resolved.

Someone just filed a notice of appeal in Bartz v. Anthropic. Unless the appeal pertains only to the attorneys’ fees and/or service award, the appeal will delay the payout to class members pending the resolution of the appeal and any cert petition. That will likely take several years Here’s how I understand the Class Settlement Agreement, in reordered fashion: Payout is to occur by 28 days of the Effective Date: But the effective date won’t occur if an appeal is filed until the resolution of the appeal, including a potential cert petition. That will take years