6th Circuit Upholds Class Settlement In Property Foreclosure Surplus Case

( October 15, 2025, 9:27 AM EDT) -- CINCINNATI — A Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a trial court’s final approval of a class settlement between former property owners and 43 Michigan counties in a case over former property owners’ rights to any amount from tax foreclosure sales that was above and beyond the amount of unpaid taxes, rejecting arguments by objectors over the adequacy of class counsel and approval of the agreement....