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Court Of Appeal Provides A New Weapon For Employers Regarding PAGA Claims—Manageability

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The California Court of Appeal issued a landmark decision on September 9, 2021, upholding a trial court’s striking (dismissing) of a PAGA lawsuit because Plaintiff could not establish that trial of the matter would be...more

Payne & Fears

Key California Employment Law Cases: June 2019

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This month's key California employment law cases involve EEOC charges, disability discrimination, and meal breaks....more

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Federal Appellate Court Affirms Significant Reduction of Damages Claim in TCPA Class Action

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The Situation: The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit considered constitutional limits on statutory damages awarded under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA"). The Result: The court affirmed a...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: December 2018

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Regulation - FDA-USDA Propose Joint Regulatory Framework for Cell-Grown Meat - On Nov. 16, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a joint statement...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Ninth Circuit Lowers Hurdle for Class Certification

On January 3, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to adopt “administrative feasibility” as an independent requirement for class certification. It held that Rule 23 does not require class counsel to show at the...more

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The ERISA Litigation Newsletter - November 2016

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This month we review a recent Second Circuit decision addressing ERISA plan status as a class member in a securities shareholder class action. As discussed in the article, the decision exposes a potential conflict among the...more

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General Motors: Protection Granted in Section 363 Sale Orders is Only as Good as the Notice Given

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In a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in the General Motors case, the court held certain claimants were not afforded procedural due process with respect to the § 363 sale of General Motor...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Class Action Chronicle - Fall 2015

This is the ninth edition of The Class Action Chronicle, a quarterly publication that provides an analysis of recent class action trends, along with a summary of class certification and Class Action Fairness Act rulings...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Court rules percentage based award is reasonable under California law - ignores federal precedent

In Laffitte v. Robert Half International Inc., 2014 DJDAR 15575, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District decided an interesting attorney fee case arising from class action wage and hour litigation....more

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