On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit decided Leyva v. Medline Industries, Inc., reversing an order denying class certification in a wage and hour case. The decision represents the first interpretation from the Ninth Circuit of the...more
5/30/2013 - Class Action Class Certification Comcast v. Behrend Damages Rule 23 SCOTUS Wage and Hour
On Friday afternoon, the Fourth Appellate District, Division 3 (Orange County) decided Faulkinbury v. Boyd & Associates (Faulkinbury II). This was a meal period, rest period, and overtime class certification decision in which...more
5/14/2013 - Brinker Class Action Class Certification Over-Time Rest and Meal Break
As many readers of this blog know by now, last week the Supreme Court issued yet another anti-class certification decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend (“Comcast”). While the full scope and meaning of the Court’s holding is...more
4/3/2013 - Brinker Class Action Class Certification Comcast Comcast v. Behrend Dukes v Wal-Mart RBS Rule 23 SCOTUS Wage and Hour Wal-Mart Wang v Chinese Daily News Whirlpool
On March 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down Standard Fire Insurance v. Knowles, a short, narrow, and unanimous opinion addressing removal of class actions to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act...more
3/21/2013 - Amount in Controversy CAFA Class Action Damages Jurisdiction SCOTUS
On March 4, 2013 the Ninth Circuit issued a second opinion in the action, Wang v. Chinese Daily News (Wang II), in which it reversed the class certification it had previously affirmed and remanded the matter for further...more
3/7/2013 - Class Action Class Certification Dukes v Wal-Mart SCOTUS Wage and Hour Wang v Chinese Daily News
On February 4, 2013 in Espenscheid v. DirectSat USA, LLC , a Seventh Circuit panel unanimously affirmed a Wisconsin District Court judge's decision to decertify a large off-the-clock overtime class action. Judge Richard...more
2/6/2013 - Class Action Class Certification Decertify Over-Time Trial Plan
On January 28, 2013, Hon. George King of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued an order in Pedroza v. PetSmart, Inc. denying class certification of exempt misclassification claims...more
2/4/2013 - Class Action Class Certification Commonality Exempt-Employees Misclassification PAGA PetSmart Rest and Meal Break Unpaid Overtime Wal-Mart
On November 7, 2012, the First District Court of Appeal published an order affirming the denial of class certification entered in favor of Sheppard Mullin’s client, Wet Seal, Inc, in a case alleging that Wet Seal forced its...more
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