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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.
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Another Day, Another Dispute Between Appellate Courts Over Employment Arbitrations

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The case of Parra Rodriguez v. Packers Sanitation Services LTD., LLC typifies the reason employers and employment counsel must stay on top of arbitration case developments....more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

PAGA plaintiffs still have standing to pursue “representative” claims in court, even after individual claims are sent to...

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One month after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected California’s ban on enforcing agreements that require the individual arbitration of claims under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, the California Supreme Court granted...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Supreme Court Rules that PAGA Claims May Be Pursued in Court Despite Arbitration Agreement

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Following the United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Moriana v. Viking River Cruises, California courts were tasked with the open question of whether an “aggrieved” employee whose individual Private Attorneys...more

Stokes Wagner

California Supreme Court Averts SCOTUS Viking River Decision, Allowing Litigation of PAGA Claims Despite Arbitration Agreement

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Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an employer-friendly decision in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana. There, it held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)...more

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PAGA Standing Allows a Plaintiff to Have One Foot in a Compelled Individual Arbitration and One Foot in a Representative Court...

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On July 17, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (Cal. Sup. Ct. Case No. S274671), in which it addressed whether a plaintiff who is compelled to arbitrate their individual...more

Holland & Knight LLP

District Court: ESOP Arbitration Provision Doesn't Apply to "Cashed-Out" Participant - Court Does Not Rule, However, That the...

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• The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio has ruled that the arbitration provision of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) does not apply to the plaintiff's class representative because she had "cashed...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

MLB Litigation Brief: Class Action Questions Open After Scalia’s Death, Arbitration Fees and American Rule & More

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2015 Witnesses Record Securities Class Actions: The National Economic Research Associates, Inc. (NERA) recently released its report, Recent Trends in Securities Class Action Litigation: 2015 Full-Year Review, detailing the...more

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