In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez that an unaccepted Rule 68 offer of complete relief does not moot a plaintiff's individual claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third...more
4/8/2016
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Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk ,
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez on October 14, 2015, an important case presenting the question of whether a defendant can defeat a class action by offering complete individual relief...more
10/23/2015
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Collective Actions ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FRCP 23 ,
Genesis HealthCare ,
Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk ,
Mootness ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Offer of Judgment ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Rule 68 ,
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Standing ,
Statutory Damages ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Summary Judgment ,
TCPA
Just two months before the U.S. Supreme Court hears argument in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, two federal circuit court panels have ruled on jurisdictional issues presented in the case. Both the Seventh Circuit in Chapman v....more
8/19/2015
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Campbell Ewald v Gomez ,
EFTA ,
Electronic Fund Transfer Act ,
FRCP 23 ,
Genesis HealthCare ,
Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk ,
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TCPA
In a decision that has broad implications beyond its labor law context, the U.S. Supreme Court held on April 16, 2013, that an employee plaintiff in a collective action whose individual claim was mooted by her employer’s...more