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... had to be a better way to evaluate wage & hour class actions for certification purposes. An example of possible alternative is provided by a recent certification Order from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. In Otsuka, et al. v. Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, et al. (C 07-02780 SI), Judge Susan Illston granted certification in spite of the typical declaration set offered by ...

... state court, holding that defendant sufficiently established CAFA removal jurisdiction. Plaintiff first argued that Polo Ralph Lauren did not establish that it was not a citizen of California, Korn, at 1201; the district court rejected this argument, noting that plaintiff is bound by the judicial admission in his complaint that defendant is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New Jersey, id., at 1203. Accordingly, the federal court held plaintiff "bound ...

... in pay and bonuses last year, an increase of 2.6%. The breakdown, tallied by Corporate Counsel: Average salary was $596,393, an increase of 5%(⇑) Average bonus was $1. ... compensation" paid for making performance targets. "The world economy may be limping," reported Corporate Counsel. "Economic sectors like banking and manufacturing are still waiting for those ... $983,588 Hayward Fisk, Computer Sciences Corporation, VA, $979,050 Mitchell Kosh, Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, NY, $972,188 Richard Mack, ...

... Think mink: TTABlog scopes out the Mink Bikini decision Double down: Appeals court rules against Ralph Lauren in U.S. Polo Association case Flashback: ... licensing case Breach of faith: Hampshire Group files fiduciary duty claims against corporate officers Whacked: Viva la Mob hit with TRO Globalization: Jibbitz takes on Chinese distributor ... Neiman Marcus puts heat on cybersquatter Name game: Pin seller sued for naming corporation after web business she sold Pantsed: Mervyn's accused of copying Paige ...