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class certification
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Class Action Countermeasures
Predominance & Rigorous Analysis – Parko v. Shell Oil Co.
By The Editors
Judge Richard Posner has always been an independent thinker, something he has proven in the last year as, despite his economically conservative credentials (which would lead one to presume a…
Employment & Labor
Has Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes Lived Up To The Hype?
By Ada Dolph, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., and Annette Tyman The Society for Human Resource Management recently published our article, “Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes: Has It Lived Up to…
Proskauer on Class and Collective Actions
California Appellate Court Affirms Denial Of Class Certification
By Julia Brodsky, Laura Reathaford
As we recently reported here, there have been a number of appellate decisions ordering class certification based on the existence of an employer’s companywide policy – all while overlooking numerous…
Law and the Workplace
California Appellate Court Affirms Denial Of Class Certification
By Julia Brodsky, Laura Reathaford
As we recently reported here, there have been a number of appellate decisions ordering class certification based on the existence of an employer’s companywide policy – all while overlooking numerous…
Employment Class and Collective Action Update
Jackson Lewis California Employment Class Action Summit, Feb. 26, 2014, The Pacific Club, Newport Beach
On February 26, 2014, Jackson Lewis will host its California Employment Class Action Summit at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, CA. Experienced Jackson Lewis class action litigators will present on a variety of topics…
Antitrust Alert
Sixth Circuit Vacates Class Certification in Detroit Nurses Antitrust Case
On January 6, 2014, the Sixth Circuit vacated a class certification order for reconsideration in light of the Supreme Court’s 2013 decision in Comcast v. Behrend, 133 S. Ct. 1426…
Employment Class Action Blog
California Courts Deny Certification In Wage and Hour Cases Based On Claim That Employer “Should Have Known” Of Unpaid Time
By Greg Mersol
Back in October, we reviewed a number of California cases that, for the most part, denied certification in cases in which certification would have largely been a foregone conclusion only…
Data Counsel
Class Action – Damages and Class Treatment – 2013 Year in Review
Authors: Erica Gann Kitaev and Paul Karlsgodt In 2013, theories of injury and damages revealed themselves to be deciding factors at the class certification stage of litigation and whether plaintiffs are…
Class Defense Blog
Two Washer Cases Provide the Supreme Court with Its Best Opportunity Since Wal-Mart v. Dukes to Make Sense of Class-Certification Standards
At its conference on January 10, the Supreme Court can get serious about fixing consumer class actions. The Justices should take up that challenge, because it will consider two certiorari…
Proskauer on Class and Collective Actions
California Employers Down, But Not Out, Concerning Class Certification Issues
By Irina Constantin, Keith A. Goodwin, Laura Reathaford
Shortly after the California Supreme Court issued its 2012 decision in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, employers saw an immediate uptick in appellate court decisions supporting the denial of…