By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Gina R. Merrill
It is no secret that class action plaintiffs often prefer a state forum, but since the passage of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), many class actions that would otherwise fail the test for federal jurisdiction have nonetheless been steered to federal court. Yesterday, in a unanimous opinion, the
Continue Reading SCOTUS’ Second CAFA Ruling!
By Jason P. Stiehl and Jeffrey P. Swatzell
On May 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Mississippi ex rel. Hood v. AU Optronics Corp., Docket No. 12-1036, a price-fixing case between the State of Mississippi and a number of electronics companies. The Supreme Court agreed to determine whether a state’s parens patriae action is removable as
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley
Today, in its first significant class action ruling of 2013, Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, No. 11-1450 (U.S. Mar. 19, 2013), the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the reach of the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”) when it unanimously rejected plaintiff’s attempt to keep a class action in state court
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Laura J. Maechtlen
This week the U.S. House Of Representatives Judiciary Sub-Committee on the Constitution and Civil Justice held a hearing on the subject of “Examination of Litigation Abuses.” Rep. Trent Franks (R, AZ), Chairman of the Sub-Committee, explained the purpose of the hearing as appropriate to ensure members of the Congress can understand
By Courtney Bohl and Laura J. Maechtlen
In yet another case regarding the sufficiency of the EEOC’s pre-litigation conciliation efforts, Judge Marcia Kriger of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado recently cautioned the EEOC about “hiding the ball” during conciliation negotiations. In EEOC v. The Original Honeybaked Ham, No. 11-CV-02560 (D. Colo. Jan. 15, 2013), the Court
Continue Reading And The Drum Beat Continues – Another Court Finds The EEOC’s Pre-Litigation Conciliation Efforts Insufficient
On Monday, we published the 2013 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report. The WCAR has already received numerous accolades from many esteemed publications and media sources (click here, here, here, here, here, and here to read more). This year for the first time, our 2013 Workplace Class Action Litigation Report is being
Continue Reading 2013 Workplace Class Action Report Available As An eBook For The First Time
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Rebecca Bjork
On January 7, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in Standard Fire Insurance Company v. Knowles (No. 11-1450). The transcript is quite entertaining and is well worth a read. At one point, for example, Justice Kagan informed the defendant’s advocate “Okay. Then you really are asking us to blow
Happy Holiday season to our loyal readers of the Workplace Class Action Blog!
Our elves are busy at work this holiday season in wrapping up the galley proofs of our start-of-the-year kick-off publication – Seyfarth Shaw’s Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report.
We anticipate going to press in the first two weeks of January, and
Happy Holidays to our loyal readers of the Workplace Class Action Blog!
Our elves are busy at work this holiday season in wrapping up the galley proofs of our start-of-the-year kick-off publication – Seyfarth Shaw’s Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report.
We anticipate going to press in the first two weeks of January, and launching
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