By Greg Land | September 5, 2017
The waitresses' complaint said that because they are paid below the $7.25 minimum wage, forcing them to contribute to a "tip pool" shared with the service bartenders violates the law.
By Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. | September 5, 2017
In their Appellate Practice column, Thomas R. Newman and Steven J. Ahmuty Jr. discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in 'Microsoft v. Baker', which resolved an important jurisdictional issue concerning class action procedure, holding that a federal court of appeals does not have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. §1291 to review an order denying class certification after the named plaintiffs voluntarily dismiss their individual claims with prejudice.
By Max Mitchell | September 5, 2017
A split circuit court panel has rejected Sunoco's attempts to compel arbitration in a proposed class action alleging the company's rewards card program cheated customers.
By Kartikay Mehrotra | September 1, 2017
Wells Fargo & Co.'s disclosure that its salespeople opened significantly more potentially unauthorized accounts than previously stated may jeopardize the $142 million class action settlement with customers that won preliminary approval from a judge in July.
By Catherine Wilson | September 1, 2017
The proposal filed in Miami federal court covers up to 16.5 million Hondas and Acuras made since 2001.
By Amanda Bronstad | September 1, 2017
A Dallas federal judge has delayed a planned Sept. 5 hip implant trial until later this month after a split federal appeals panel requested that he halt the proceedings due to his own "grave error."
By B. Colby Hamilton | September 1, 2017
The decision in 'Stender v. Archstone-Smith Operating Trust' by U.S. District Judge William Martinez of the District of Colorado granting summary judgment to dismiss the class action is, on its face, a relatively straightforward contract case. It's only once the full context of the $1 billion action is known that the scope of the litigation becomes appreciable. Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Jonathan Polkes, co-chair of the firm's global litigation department, appreciates the context.
By Miriam Rozen | September 1, 2017
Donald Trump has "galvanized" the women's movement and that consequence of his presidency—if not his policies—gives Patricia Ireland hope, she says.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 31, 2017
Floyd Mayweather's defeat over Conor McGregor wasn't the only boxing win worth talking about this past week—lawyers at O'Melveny & Myers scored a total knockout of dozens of class actions brought over a 2015 bout dubbed the “Fight of the Century.”
By B. Colby Hamilton | August 31, 2017
Wells Fargo is accused of potentially "strip[ping] customers" of their constitutional rights by pursuing arbitration, according to a brief filed by plaintiffs in the leading class action suit over forced car insurance by the bank.
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