Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 20, 2019, in Frank, et al. v. Gaos, No. 17-961, 2019 WL 1264582 (U.S. Mar. 20, 2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Article III standing preconditions to federal court litigation, as...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 6, 2018, the United States Supreme Court signalled that the Article III standing preconditions to federal court litigation, as described in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S .Ct. 1540 (2016), are...more
2/6/2019
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Cy Pres Funds ,
Damages ,
Data Collection ,
Google ,
Search Engines ,
Search Terms ,
Standing ,
Statutory Violations ,
Stored Communications Act
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Supreme Court appears to have barred equitable tolling under ERISA Section 413’s six-year statute of repose for fiduciary breach claims, subject only to well-pled allegations and proof of fraud or...more
Synopsis: Supreme Court has agreed to decide the fate of class waiver provisions in mandatory arbitration agreements, which may spark a new trend in ERISA benefits litigation.
On January 13, 2017, the United States...more
1/25/2017
/ Benefit Plan Sponsors ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Class Certification ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Contract ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Murphy Oil v NLRB ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS
On May 12, 2015, we reported at here on a non-ERISA case accepted for review by the Supreme Court in the 2015-16 Supreme Court Term that has ERISA Litigation implications. Now, as that Term is set to begin on October 5,...more
9/18/2015
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Comcast ,
Comcast v. Behrend ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Summary Plan Description ,
Tyson Foods ,
Tyson Foods v Bouaphakeo