On August 16, 2024, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on whether out-of-state plaintiffs must satisfy personal jurisdiction requirements to participate in a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
9/3/2024
/ Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Collective Actions ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fifth Amendment ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Jurisdiction ,
Opt-In ,
Out-of-State Employees ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Split of Authority ,
Wage and Hour
On June 6, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear petitions seeking review of whether federal courts may exercise personal jurisdiction over claims of nonresident plaintiffs who join Fair Labor...more
6/15/2022
/ Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
Collective Actions ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Forum State ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Mass Tort Litigation ,
Multistate Employers ,
Non-Residents ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Split of Authority ,
State Law Claims ,
Wage and Hour
On August 17, 2021, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal appellate court to expressly rule on the application of the Supreme Court of the United States’ decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior...more
8/26/2021
/ Appeals ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb ,
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co v Superior Court of California - San Francisco County ,
Collective Actions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Due Process ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Forum State ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Jurisdiction ,
Opt-In ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Wage and Hour