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28 Mar 2013, 6:49 am
They have done so by incorporating the waiver and arbitration provisions into employment agreements with the specific purpose of avoiding class actions or collective actions (i.e., the Fair Labor Standards Act’s version of a class action) that can create substantial monetary risk for an employer. [read post]
22 Jun 2011, 8:28 am
A class action suit against the cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington claims that the attorney with the contract to handle public defense of misdemeanor cases has such a high caseload that it violates defendants' right to counsel. [read post]
25 Jun 2014, 6:59 am
“[G]iven that one of the purposes of the class action procedure is to facilitate small claims, that it is likely Defendant’s aggregate liability could be reliably determined without imposing excess liability, and that all parties would be bound by the litigation, individual issues arising out of identifying class members do not predominate over common issues and the class procedure does not unfairly prejudice Defendant. [read post]
9 Jan 2009, 3:33 am
Lindor's legal defense in UMG v. [read post]
22 Apr 2007, 8:32 am
Class-action king Bill Lerach met with SEC staffers last week to try to persuade them to side with the plaintiffs’ bar when the Supreme Court weighs in on securities-fraud class actions next term. [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 11:51 am
The Duran decision is unquestionably welcome news for employers defending class actions in California. [read post]
19 Aug 2013, 5:50 am
Plaintiff and defense counsel both may claim some large and small victories in this term’s class action decisions. [read post]
28 Apr 2011, 10:29 am
In the meantime, employers continuing to battle the cottage industry of wage and hour class actions in California should certainly revisit their arbitration agreements and ensure that a class action waiver is included. [read post]
17 Nov 2009, 4:11 am
His class action complaint followed, id. [read post]
18 Sep 2015, 10:42 am
It did not advise First Quality of this action. [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 9:52 am
Class actions arising from consumer products can have classes with hundreds of thousands, or perhaps millions, of putative class members. [read post]
22 Mar 2016, 1:37 pm
In making these and other arguments, Tyson Foods sought a broad ruling prohibiting the use of statistical evidence in class actions. [read post]
3 Dec 2011, 5:17 am
It is important for foreclosure defense lawyers to know what the banks will be trying to do and how to use their actions against them. [read post]
10 Oct 2007, 5:21 am
Defense attorneys argued in part that the NASD arbitrators resolved the class action claims when it dismissed them, id. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 8:18 am
On the question of why the argument has never been raised by defense counsel, I suspect some self-interest is at play, both in the part of the defense lawyers (who hate class actions at the intellectual level but love them at the level of the pocketbook) and companies (who hate litigating class actions but like or at least tolerate and use them to enact global settlements and resolve problems). [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 2:13 pm
On the question of why the argument has never been raised by defense counsel, I suspect some self-interest is at play, both in the part of the defense lawyers (who hate class actions at the intellectual level but love them at the level of the pocketbook) and companies (who hate litigating class actions but like or at least tolerate and use them to enact global settlements and resolve problems). [read post]
31 Oct 2019, 5:55 pm
Today, insurers of directors and officers face the gargantuan hurdle of controlling significant cost outlays and potential losses given the incentives of securities class action plaintiff and defense attorneys. [read post]
26 Jun 2013, 9:00 am
The FAC, and each cause of action alleged therein, is barred by the doctrines of unclean hands, estoppel, waiver, and laches. 25. [read post]
12 Jun 2013, 9:38 am
Posted by Judy SelbyThis post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler's Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog. [read post]
7 Apr 2012, 11:27 am
Western Culinary Institute, our consumer fraud class action for former Western Culinary Institute/Le Cordon Bleu Portland students. [read post]
