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New York Law Journal

Multidistrict Litigation: For Better or Worse

In their Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Judith L. Mogul write that consolidating multiple complex litigations in a single forum pretrial offers considerable benefits in terms of efficiency and cost, but concentrates risk as well, and not all cases can be transferred back to their original jurisdictions for trial. A party, through litigation conduct, can waive its right to transfer in those cases where the rules would otherwise have permitted it. Apple's recent experience is a case in point.
12 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Column: Unfinished Business For Bankruptcy, Magistrate Judges

Unlike the issue of consents in bankruptcy, which may never get to the Supreme Court, the magistrate class action issue will not go away, nor should it.
7 minute read

Law.com

Judge OKs Suit Against LinkedIn Over Marketing Emails

U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said the professional networking site went too far by sending repeated emails that seemed to come from users.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Berry Pickers' $500K Class Action Deal Goes Before Judge

If a federal judge approves, more than 1,200 migrant berry pickers will be entitled to split $500,000 from a class action settlement between them and a Washington state fruit production and processing operation that allegedly paid them too little and made them work too long without a break.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Rejects Bubba Gump Shrimp Settlement in Server's Suit

A federal magistrate judge in Florida has rejected a proposed settlement between Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurants Inc. and a former employee who claimed she and other hourly paid servers were denied overtime wages and forced to work off the clock in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Aeropostale Workers' Class Decertified in Wage Dispute

A California federal judge has decertified a collective action of almost 600 Aeropostale Inc. workers who claimed the clothing retailer was late in paying their overtime wages, less than two weeks after the parties' proposed settlement was rejected by the judge for being "so unfair, it cannot be fixed."
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Assisted-Living Workers Denied Certification on Most Claims

A federal judge has denied certification of a class of workers at assisted-living facilities in California who claim they were denied meal and rest periods. However, he certified workers who are suing for other unpaid wage claims.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'Schwab' and Class Action Waivers of Employment Claims

The potential application of FINRA's Schwab decision to class and collective action waivers in the employment context.
10 minute read

National Law Journal

Former Interns Sue L.A. Clippers Over Payment

Embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling may have a new legal adversary: A potential cohort of former interns who say the basketball team and Sterling's family trust owe them payment for the work they did during their behind-the-scenes stints.
2 minute read

Law.com

Supreme Court Says POM Can Sue Coke for False Advertising

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave POM Wonderful the go-ahead to sue competitor Coca-Cola Co. for false or misleading advertising of its products.
3 minute read

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