Litigation Strategies, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), Class Action

California Court Narrows “Death Knell” Appeal Rule: Key Takeaways for Employers

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 5/29/2025

In Chavez v. Hi-Grade Materials Co., the California Court of Appeal issued a ruling that significantly impacts how and when employees can appeal orders denying class certification, especially in cases involving both class...more

Reyes v. Hi-Grade Materials Co. – Continuing the Trend to Limit PAGA Gamesmanship

ArentFox Schiff on 5/12/2025

The California Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Reyes v. Hi-Grade Materials Co. continues the trend toward limiting plaintiffs’ abuse and improper weaponization of the California Private Attorneys General Act...more

PAGA Tactic Denied by Cal. Court of Appeal: Plaintiff Who Voluntarily Dismissed PAGA Claims Could Not Invoke Death Knell Doctrine...

CDF Labor Law LLP on 5/8/2025

Last week, in Chavez v. Hi-Grade Materials Co., the California Court of Appeal took up a novel jurisdictional question: Can a putative class action plaintiff unilaterally ring the death knell for the entire class and create...more

Another Day, Another Dispute Between Appellate Courts Over Employment Arbitrations

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 4/1/2025

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

California Supreme Court Gives PAGA Plaintiffs Broad Right to Contact Information; Recognizes Employee Burden to Show...

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/18/2017

On July 13, 2017, the Supreme Court of California issued a unanimous opinion in Williams v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Marshalls of CA, LLC), holding that a representative plaintiff in a Private Attorneys...more

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California Court Narrows “Death Knell” Appeal Rule: Key Takeaways for Employers

Reyes v. Hi-Grade Materials Co. – Continuing the Trend to Limit PAGA Gamesmanship

PAGA Tactic Denied by Cal. Court of Appeal: Plaintiff Who Voluntarily Dismissed PAGA Claims Could Not Invoke Death Knell Doctrine...

Another Day, Another Dispute Between Appellate Courts Over Employment Arbitrations

California Supreme Court Gives PAGA Plaintiffs Broad Right to Contact Information; Recognizes Employee Burden to Show...

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