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A class action is a type of legal action where a representative individual or group of individuals can bring a claim on behalf of a larger group or class who share a common legal interest.
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The EDVA Shows Its Reluctance to Transfer Cases Brought by Virginia Plaintiffs

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A long line of cases in the EDVA demonstrates that defendants seeking to transfer venue out of the EDVA under 28 U.S.C. 1404(a) face an uphill climb if the plaintiff is a Virginia resident....more

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Sixth Circuit Limits the Scope of Collective Actions

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Executive Summary: The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (the federal appeals court with jurisdiction over Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee) recently held that Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuits filed on behalf...more

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Circuit Courts Endorse Limiting Jurisdiction in FLSA Collective Actions

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In two decisions issued on the same day, the Sixth and Eighth Circuits recently joined many district courts across the country in holding that federal courts cannot exercise jurisdiction over Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...more

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Update on Personal Jurisdiction Law in the Class Action Context

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Recent activity within the federal Courts of Appeals this spring may prompt Supreme Court resolution of a central and unsettled issue concerning personal jurisdiction in the class-action context causing...more

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Another Court Takes A Bite Out Of Forum Shopping: Plaintiffs Must Bring Nationwide Class Claims Where Defendants Are Incorporated...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, 137 S. Ct. 1773, 1780 (2017), numerous district courts across the country have ruled that they...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Standing Trap: Will a Spokeo Challenge Lock a Class Action Defendant into a State Court Forum?

Spokeo v. Robins – which confirmed that a plaintiff’s allegation of a defendant’s statutory violation without accompanying concrete harm fails to satisfy Article III’s “case or controversy” requirement – has brought the issue...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Indianapolis Colts Want Class Action on Recording Conversations Moved to Home Stadium

The Indianapolis Colts mobile app is alleged by a putative class to record fans’ private conversations. In the putative class action, the named plaintiff alleges that the mobile app secretly activates the smart phone’s...more

BakerHostetler

Back to Google’s Backyard: Forum and Venue Clause Enforced to Dismiss Putative Class Action

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For most corporations, standard forum and venue “home court advantage” clauses are par for the course. For companies with an expansive reach like Google’s, they are essential. Google has long included these clauses in its...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Trends in Exclusive Forum Bylaws: They're Valid, Now What?

For Delaware corporations facing a rising tide of strike suits, the Delaware Court of Chancery’s June 25, 2013 Boilermakers decision upholding the validity of “exclusive forum” bylaws adopted by Chevron Corporation and FedEx...more

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California Employment Law Notes - May 2013

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Kenneth Hatai sued his employer (CalTrans) and his supervisor (Sameer Haddadeen), alleging discrimination based on his Japanese ancestry and the fact that he was not of Arab ancestry like Haddadeen. The case was tried to a...more

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