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On June 5, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a writ of certiorari as improvidently granted, leaving unresolved a significant question regarding class-action certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23. The question...more
The U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to resolve a potentially landmark issue in class action law. In the closely watched case of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Davis, the Court delivered a per curiam...more
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court’s recent decision in Zaragoza v. Union Pacific Railroad (“Zaragoza”) has highlighted key issues in class action lawsuits and the application of tolling principles. The plaintiff’s previous...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In Ituah, et al. v. Austin State Hospital, a federal magistrate judge in Texas recently recommended the denial of a motion for class certification brought by patients alleging disability discrimination...more
Company Violated Federal Law by Denying a Security Guard a Reasonable Accommodation, Federal Agency Charged - HONOLULU, Hawaii - G4S Secure Solutions, Inc., a security company in Hawaii, will pay $90,000 and provide other...more
Nevada Employer Pays $3.5 Million To Settle “100-Percent Healed” Claim - Slots chain employer Dotty’s recently agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle litigation alleging its “100-percent-healed” policy discriminates against...more
CHICAGO - Presence Health, the largest Catholic healthcare system in Illinois, has agreed to pay $500,000 to conciliate complaints filed with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursuant to the Americans with...more
Bag Checks for Apple Employees Not Compensable Time - Apple Inc. recently convinced a California federal district court to dismiss a certified class action alleging that Apple had a legal duty to pay store workers for...more