Seyfarth Synopsis: In Richardson v. City of New York, No. 17 Civ. 9447, 2021 WL 1910689 (S.D.N.Y. May 12, 2021), a putative class of Plaintiffs alleged that the Fire Department of New York was discriminatory in its hiring,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent ruling out of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Court assessed a petition for attorney’s fees filed in conjunction with the settlement of a 43-year old sex discrimination...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the Court examined the viability of class action waivers in the face of claims that the defendants’ negligence led...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Incentive awards for class representatives are impermissible, according to a ground-breaking decision last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Though not an employment case, the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: “Objector blackmail” occurs in the class settlement approval process when a few class members object to a proposed settlement and, after the district court has overruled their objections, pursue appeals...more
8/21/2020
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disgorgement ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Good Faith ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Objections ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Remand ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Statutory Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 14, 2020, Judge James Donato of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California became the latest to deny appointment of class counsel in a class action based on lack of diversity,...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In McKenzie Law Firm, P.A., et al. v. Ruby Receptionists, Inc., 18-CV-1921, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 94299 (D. Or. May 29, 2020), the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon lessened the standard for...more
6/9/2020
/ Absenteeism ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Class Members ,
Defense Strategies ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Billing ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Private Communications ,
Unjust Enrichment
Seyfarth Synopsis: Although federal courts are certifying class actions at a record rate, a recent opinion by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio demonstrates that the requirements of Rule 23 are not...more
4/27/2020
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Class Representatives ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(a) ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Putative Class Actions ,
SCOTUS ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Subsequent Litigation ,
Unions
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Rusis, et al. v. Int’l Bus. Machines Corp., No. 18 Civ. 8434, 2020 WL 1151322, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 10, 2020), the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently declined to...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 29, 2020, Facebook announced that it had reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class action brought under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (the “BIPA”) in the U.S. District...more
1/31/2020
/ Article III ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Social Media ,
Standing ,
Statutory Violations
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 15, 2020, in Guzman v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., No. 17-CV-02606-HSG, 2020 WL 227567 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 15, 2020), Judge Haywood Gilliam of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...more
1/20/2020
/ Adequacy Requirement ,
Article III ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Members ,
Commonality ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
English-Only Rules ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
FEHA ,
Food Service Workers ,
Former Employee ,
FRCP 23 ,
Harassment ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Job Promotions ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Managers ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Numerosity ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retaliation ,
Standing ,
Supervisors ,
Typicality