Court of Appeal Does an Emily Litella

Do you remember Emily Litella? The brilliant and amazing Gilda Radner played her on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update. She would come in and say things like, "What's all this fuss about Soviet Jewelry?" or "What's all this fuss about violins on television?"

The Court of Appeal just had a real Emily Litella moment. Last week, I blogged about Martorana v. Marlin & Saltzman, holding that a class member who fails to submit a settlement claim form can't sue class counsel. Yesterday, the Court modified its decision. Here is the full text of the modification:

On pages 2 and 3, the last sentence: "After several years of litigation, the parties in the Sekly action agreed to a class action settlement totaling $1.2 million." The sentence should read: "after several years of litigation, the parties in the Sekly action agreed to a class action settlement totaling $120 million."

"Oh. That's different."