Class action news has slowed a bit over the Summer months, at least compared to the non-stop action we witnessed this Spring. But one area that has seen continued development in the past few months has been the area of class arbitration waivers, where several lower court decisions have been issued in the wake of AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion. A view [...]
Posts Tagged ‘employment discrimination’
Is the Key to Class Actions Under FRCP 23(b)(2) that the Plaintiff Seeks “Equitable” Relief, or that the Plaintiff Seeks “Monetary” Relief?
Posted in Class Action Decisions, Employment Class Actions, Federal Court Decisions, rule 23, tagged 23(b)(2), back pay, class action, dukes, employment discrimination, equitable, injunctive relief, monetary, posner, wal-mart on April 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner authored an opinion addressing one of the key issues awaiting a ruling by the United States Supreme Court this term, holding that an employment discrimination class action seeking back pay could not be certified under FRCP 23(b)(2). Here is a relevant excerpt from the opinion, Randall v. Rolls-Royce Corp., No. 10-3446, [...]
Wal-Mart v. Dukes Oral Argument Transcript
Posted in Class Action News, Employment Class Actions, Supreme Court Decisions, tagged back pay, commonality, dukes, employment discrimination, ginsburg, injunctive relief, kagan, oral argument, predominance, rule 23(b)(2), scalia, sotomayor, Supreme Court, typicality, wal-mart on March 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Wal-Mart v. Dukes argument was held as scheduled today. Here is a Wal-Mart v. Dukes Oral Argument Transcript. Some initial observations: The beginning of the defendant’s argument was focused on the proper standard for reviewing whether the plaintiff had sufficiently common evidence of a uniform policy. It was not until later in the defendant’s [...]
Cert Granted in Walmart v. Dukes
Posted in Class Action News, Employment Class Actions, rule 23, Supreme Court Decisions, Uncategorized, tagged 23(b)(2), dukes, dukes v. wal-mart, employment class action, employment discrimination, scotus, u.s. supreme court on December 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Can plaintiffs seek back-damages using a class action vehicle that’s built for righting wrongs in equity through remedies like injunction? In the biggest work place class action ever, the United States Supreme Court has granted cert on the question of whether plaintiffs can use the Rule 23(b)(2) injunctive class procedure as a vehicle to seek money damages. [...]
Law Society Gazette: Government Report Calls for Opt-Out Collective Action Procedure for UK Employment Cases
Posted in Class Action News, International Class Action Law, tagged employment class action, employment discrimination, England class action, England collective action, equal pay class action, UK class action, UK collective action on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One more abbreviated post before I return from vacation. Neil Rose of the British publication the Law Society Gazette reports that the paper has obtained unpublished government research calling for an opt-out collective action procedure for dealing with a backlog of equal pay, discrimination, and other employment claim against government agencies in the UK. Here’s a link: http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/class-actions-employment-tribunals-called-government-research

