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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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Trial Courts’ Tool Box Doesn’t Include PAGA Manageability Authority

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In Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc., the California Supreme Court jump-started 2024 with a boon to employees, ending trial courts’ inherent authority to dismiss unmanageable claims under the Private Attorneys’ General...more

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California Court Rules That A PAGA Claim Does Not Survive The Plaintiff’s Death

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While there are many similarities between class claims and representative claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), the different nature of the two types of claims produces divergent results in some contexts. A...more

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California Supreme Court Gives PAGA Plaintiffs Broad Right to Contact Information; Recognizes Employee Burden to Show...

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On July 13, 2017, the Supreme Court of California issued a unanimous opinion in Williams v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Marshalls of CA, LLC), holding that a representative plaintiff in a Private Attorneys...more

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