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10 Sep 2021, 2:06 pm
Seyfarth Synopsis: Jerry Maatman, Seyfarth’s chair of the firm’s class action defense group, discusses an EEOC-initiated pregnancy discrimination lawsuit in which a federal district court in granted in part and denied in part the employer’s motion for summary judgment, finding there were several genuine issues of material fact surrounding an employee’s return to work from pregnancy leave, but holding that her constructive discharge claim lacked… [read post]
27 Jan 2009, 11:08 pm
* Champions Trial Skills College * Civil Rights * Class Actions/Mass Torts * Criminal Defense * Ethics/Professionalsim * Evidence/Expert Witnesses * Family Law * Investor/Consumer Protection * Motor Vehicle/Premises Liability * New Plaintiffs Lawyers * Professional Negligence * Product Liability * Social Security * Technology * Trucking * Workers' Compensation [read post]
31 Jan 2023, 8:35 am
On this episode of Health Care Beat, host Chris DeMeo is joined by Kristine Argentine, partner in Seyfarth’s Chicago office and chair of the firm’s Commercial Consumer Class Action Defense group. [read post]
18 Dec 2006, 7:24 am
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9 May 2014, 8:29 am
Three firms with Cleveland offices are on the list – BakerHostetler – Cleveland practice areas include: litigation, antitrust, class action defense, corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions, tax, intellectual property, and others Jones Day – Cleveland practice areas include: business restructuring and organization, corporate criminal investigations, labor and employment, health care, private equity, and others Squire Sanders – Cleveland… [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 2:45 pm
In fact, the class action deprives the legal title of the claims and assigns it to a third party, class counsel. [read post]
19 Aug 2015, 10:38 am
As I explained in my presentation, getting dragged in this tangential way into class actions brought against a plan is not a good use of a senior executive’s time and focus, and likely not good for the longevity of the lawyer who designed the plan in a way that left a senior officer at risk of being named a defendant in such a claim. [read post]
26 Mar 2013, 11:33 am
The employee’s actual duties will determine the outcome of a single plaintiff’s misclassification claim and provide a defense to class-wide misclassification claims. [read post]
31 Oct 2016, 12:00 am
The post Richard Watts: “Fables of Fortune: What Rich People Have That You Don’t Want” appeared first on Class Action Defense Blog. [read post]
14 Jan 2022, 12:12 pm
In Krishna Schaumburg, a customer filed a class-action lawsuit against a tanning salon for alleged violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), 740 ILCS 14/1. [read post]
25 Apr 2012, 4:27 pm
The first of this series last month, “Modeling An Effective & Efficient Defense to Wage & Hour Collective and Class Actions,” was extremely well attended. [read post]
30 Jan 2014, 1:56 pm
Target already faces dozens of consumer class actions filed by those affected by the breach, putative class actions filed by banks, federal and state law enforcement investigations, and congressional inquiries. [read post]
22 Dec 2014, 5:19 am
Concepcion, parties opposing enforcement of an arbitration agreement with a class waiver increasingly relied on the prohibitive-costs-based vindication of statutory rights defense. [read post]
26 Nov 2018, 3:30 am
Usually, when I hear “employee class action,” I think something wage-related. [read post]
13 May 2007, 10:26 am
As a reference for class action defense attorneys who defend against securities class action litigation, we provide the text of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA). [read post]
23 Apr 2013, 3:17 am
Symczyk, in which a nurse appealed the dismissal of her FLSA collective action after the defendant made an offer of judgment and then moved to dismiss her case as moot, seemed to offer a solution to the longstanding question of whether the offer of judgment is a valid defense tactic in class actions. [read post]
24 Jun 2011, 8:19 am
We go behind the headlines, therefore, to offer a few educated guesses as to what the case will mean for the future of class actions and other forms of aggregate litigation: Statewide classes barred on state law will become more common as claimants will seek friendlier state jurisprudence on the commonality question; Some counsel will seek to litigate claims through “mass actions” of large numbers of individual claimants rather than… [read post]
2 May 2008, 2:28 am
., a Tennessee defense weaponry manufacturer, has been hit with a class action lawsuit related to its neurological testing of hirees: The class action lawsuit, filed on behalf of Robinette Anderson, states that the company uses a nerve test to determine who it hires. [read post]
28 Nov 2011, 4:57 am
State Courts Erred in Denying Defense Motion to Compel Arbitration Under FAA (Federal Arbitration Act) because They Failed to Consider Whether Any Claims were Subject to Arbitration Plaintiffs filed a putative class action in Florida state court against various defendants, including KPMG LLP, for damages suffered as a result of investments made with Bernard Madoff; the class action named the investment funds, the entity that managed the funds, and… [read post]
15 Feb 2011, 12:36 am
That is, the plaintiffs essentially conceded that under Morrison the class in the U.S. class action could not include investors who purchased their shares outside the U.S. [read post]
