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Law firm likely tricking authors into exiting Anthropic's $1.5bn deal, US judge says

By Amy Miller ( November 13, 2025, 19:59 GMT | Insight) -- An Arizona-based law firm is likely trying to trick authors into opting out of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion class-action settlement when it doesn’t have the experience or expertise to pursue individual claims on their behalf, an irate US judge in San Francisco said. US District Judge William Alsup sharply criticized ClaimsHero, saying it’s trying to pull a “bait-and-switch,” and ordered its CEO Matthew Freund to testify at an evidentiary hearing on Nov. 25, along with authors who have signed up already to work with the firm.An Arizona-based law firm is likely trying to trick authors into opting out of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion class-action settlement when it doesn’t have the experience or expertise to pursue individual claims on their behalf, an irate US judge in San Francisco said Thursday....

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