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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.
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Seventh Circuit Stands Firm on Bristol-Myers Application: Employee Forum Shopping on Collective Actions Gets Harder

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In its 2024 opinion in Vanegas v. Signet Builders, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit joined a growing number of federal circuits to hold that would-be plaintiffs from out of state cannot join a...more

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Seventh Circuit Joins Third, Sixth, and Eighth Circuits in Limiting Exercise of Personal Jurisdiction in FLSA Collective Actions

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On August 16, 2024, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on whether out-of-state plaintiffs must satisfy personal jurisdiction requirements to participate in a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more

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Party of One: Collective Action Against Outback Steakhouse Denied due to Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

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The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied conditional class action certification in a case involving a front of house (FOH) manager suing Outback Steakhouse for unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor...more

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