Whalen

UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL

on

MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION

IN RE: CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

ADMINISTRATION LITIGATION MDL No. 3162

TRANSFER ORDER December 12, 2025 Clerk, U.S. District & Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Baker action move under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania or, alternatively, the Southern District of New York. This litigation consists of five actions pending in four districts, as listed on Schedule A. In addition, the parties have informed the Panel of five related actions pending in four districts.! All responding plaintiffs support centralization but ask the Panel to separate and remand under Section 1407(a) the “digital payment kickback” claims in the Baker action. These plaintiffs request centralization in the Northern District of California. Six defendants” (including all common defendants) support centralization of all claims, including the digital payment kickback claims, in the Southern District of New York. Defendant Kroll Settlement Administration LLC,…