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Appeals Court Decision Creates Circuit Split and Confusion Surrounding Post-Settlement Appeals of Class Certification Denials

by Christian Sheehan | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 3/4/2013

If a court denies class certification, may the named plaintiff settle the case while still keeping the class certification issue alive for appeal? The recent decision in Ruppert v. Principal Life Insurance Company, No....more

Seventh Circuit Addresses FLSA Class Certification Standards

by Dean Razavi, Bruce Sabados | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/19/2013

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that the same standards governing Rule 23 class certification claims apply to wage-and-hour “collective action” claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

Skilled Laborers May Proceed In Class Action Lawsuit For Alleged Overtime And Meal And Rest Break Violations

by Laura Izon Powell, Bruce A. Scheidt, Kristianne Seargeant, David W. Tyra | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 2/4/2013

A group of skilled laborers brought a class action lawsuit claiming that they had been wrongfully classified as independent contractors and denied overtime pay and meal and rest breaks. The court of appeal held that the...more

White v. Hollister Co. Illustrates Importance of Individual Questions in Class Certification

by Molly Cusson, Thomas Gilbertsen, Ari Rothman | Venable LLP on 1/11/2013

The California Court of Appeals January 3, 2013 decision in White v. Hollister Co. reversed and remanded the trial court’s opinion denying class certification to a class of consumers who claimed that defendant Hollister Co....more

Municipal Pensions II: Do Survivors' Pensions Increase Whenever the Salary For the Position Does?

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 12/15/2012

Our previews of the new civil cases granted review at the end of the Illinois Supreme Court’s November term continue with Hooker v. Retirement Fund of the Firemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago,. Hooker poses the...more

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Appeals Court Decision Creates Circuit Split and Confusion Surrounding Post-Settlement Appeals of Class Certification Denials

Seventh Circuit Addresses FLSA Class Certification Standards

Skilled Laborers May Proceed In Class Action Lawsuit For Alleged Overtime And Meal And Rest Break Violations

White v. Hollister Co. Illustrates Importance of Individual Questions in Class Certification

Municipal Pensions II: Do Survivors' Pensions Increase Whenever the Salary For the Position Does?

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