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Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
New Legislation Could Mean that The Dukes Defense In FLSA Actions Goes Bye-Bye
I have written often about the application of the Supreme Court landmark ruling in Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes to class action wage hour cases. I have lauded the holding, noting…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Class Actions and the Merits
By joetort
For those feeling this term lacked excitement because there were not any class action cases, the Supreme Court has recently granted cert on two cases that address the question of class…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Denies Whirlpool’s En Banc Petition in Front Loading Washer Case
The Sixth Circuit yesterday entered an order denying Whirlpool Corporation’s en banc petition seeking review of a May 4, 2012 panel decision affirming class certification in a multi-district litigation involving…
IP Intelligence
Authors Guild v. Google: Defining Issues of Associational Standing and Adequacy in Class Certification
A new post on one of our sister blogs, the Class Action Defense Blog, explains Authors Guild v. Google, Inc. from a class action perspective.
Class Action Countermeasures
How to Get an Appellate Court’s Attention – The Amgen Certiorari Petition
By The Editors
As most of you following class action-related news know by now, the Supreme Court has granted certiorari to review another class action decision: the Ninth Circuit's recent opinion in Connecticut Retirement…
The D&O Diary
Supreme Court Grants Cert in Amgen Securities Suit
On Monday, June 11, 2012, the United States Supreme Court granted the petition of Amgen for a writ of certiorari in a securities lawsuit pending against the company. As a…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
The Journey of Wal Mart v Dukes Continues In Its Application (Or Not) To FLSA Actions
Since the Supreme Court decision in Wal Mart Stores, Inc v Dukes, there has been considerable litigation about whether its holding applies to other kinds of class actions, most notably…
Class Action Lawsuit Defense
Overtime Pay Class Certified Despite Individualized Issues
Editors' Note: This blog post is a dual submission to Baker's Class Action Lawsuit Defense and Employment Class Action blogs. In Cuevas v. Citizens Financial Group Inc., Case No. 10-cv-5582 (E.D.N.Y.…
The D&O Diary
Class Certification Denied in Securities Suit Against U.S.-Listed Chinese Company
During 2010 and 2011, a number of securities class action lawsuits were filed against U.S.-listed Chinese companies. Plaintiffs’ lawyers seemed eager to pursue these cases despite likely procedural and practical…
Employment Class Action Blog
Judge Denies Class Certification as California Courts Continue to Weather the Wake of Brinker
Sometimes, when a heavily hyped movie arrives in theaters, the tremendous business it generates can have a negative effect on all the other surrounding films. For example, The Avengers landed…