Appeals court voids SRHS class action settlement

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued a ruling requesting additional information in the review of the settlement agreement reached between Singing River Health System and their pension plan members.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has voided the class action settlement, now sending the case back down to U.S. District Court Judge Louis Guirola for a second review. The three judge panel said in a ruling handed down Thursday: “It was improper for the court to limit its consideration to the hospital’s ability to pay while ignoring a transparent explanation of the settlement’s consequences for the class members.”