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 – Following a familiar fact pattern, after a named Plaintiff filed a putative class action in Bird, et al. v. Barr, No. 19-CV-1581 (D.D.C. July 23, 2020), she complained that the defendant employer...more
8/11/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
FBI ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Jurisdiction ,
Labor Disputes ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773, 1780 (2017), numerous district courts across the country have ruled that they...more
3/6/2020
/ Absenteeism ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
Class Action ,
Forum ,
Forum Selection ,
Forum Shopping ,
Fraud ,
FRCP 12(b)(2) ,
FRCP 12(f) ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Implied Warranties ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Jurisdiction ,
Magnuson-Moss Act ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Omissions ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Product Defects ,
Punitive Damages ,
Retailers ,
Unjust Enrichment