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Class Action › Claims Adjusters

A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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Five Ways to Increase Negotiation Rates in Disbursements

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When sending a disbursement for a settlement in a class action, mass tort, or bankruptcy cases, parties often feel that control is now out of their hands and there is nothing more to do than wait for checks to be negotiated....more

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Lawful Shmawful: Ninth Circuit Ignores Lawful Written Policy and Uses Statistical Sampling to Certify Class Based on Alleged...

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On September 3, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld certification of a class of approximately 800 nonexempt insurance claims adjusters who claimed they worked overtime without compensation despite the...more

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New York District Court Grants Summary Judgment Against FLSA Class of Insurance Claims Adjusters

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In a number of cases, the plaintiffs’ strategy in collective active litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act may fall into a familiar pattern: file the case, do minimal discovery, move for conditional certification under...more

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