Appeals court sides with employers on arbitration (UPDATE)
Employers can require their workers to sign arbitration agreements waiving all rights to class-action lawsuits over workplace grievances, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Judge dismisses Milwaukee County suit against Fannie, Freddie
A federal judge dismissed Milwaukee County’s lawsuit to recoup an estimated $1 million it claimed to be owed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in unpaid real estate transfer taxes.
Ruling gives power to arbitrators
In a ruling that boosts the authority of arbitrators to interpret crucial contract provisions, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an arbitrator’s decision to allow a plaintiff to bring a class-wide arbitration proceeding when the parties did not expressly agree to allow class-wide relief.
US Supreme Court’s class-action ruling leaves unanswered questions
It was a closely watched case that came to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion of questionable precedential value. Now attorneys are left pondering what effect, if any, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend will have on class-action certifications.
Can employers stop class actions before they start?
Can an employer, faced with a purported class action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, avoid litigation by immediately offering a settlement to the sole plaintiff before a class is certified?
US high court: Can class plaintiffs stipulate damages to avoid federal court?
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court this week considered whether the Class Action Fairness Act allows plaintiffs to avoid removal to federal court by promising to seek less than the monetary damages threshold.
Judge OK’s settlement between Sprint, landowners
A federal judge has approved a $1.4 million class-action settlement between Kentucky landowners and Sprint Communications, which laid fiber-optic cable on railroad rights of way on their property.
Does broad arbitration clause encompass class actions? US Supreme Court to decide
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether a broad arbitration clause can implicitly authorize class arbitration.
Settlement for women denied mortgage insurance
A federal judge in Pittsburgh has approved a class-action settlement for women who say they were denied mortgage insurance just because they were on maternity leave, or pregnant.
Class actions back on U.S. Supreme Court’s radar
There are plenty of big cases on the docket at the U.S. Supreme Court this term, dealing with issues ranging from search and seizure standards to affirmative action.
Starbucks must pay $14M for unlawful tips policy
Starbucks violated state wage and hour law by allowing shift supervisors to share in its baristas’ tip pools, the 1st Circuit has ruled in affirming a $14 million class award.
Does ‘Daubert’ apply to class-action certification? US high court to decide
If the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court wanted to decide whether the Daubert standard for admitting expert testimony at trial also applies at the class action certification stage, they picked a factually and procedurally messy case as a vehicle for doing so.
Legal News
- A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
- Wisconsin prison inmate pleads not guilty to killing cellmate
- Waukesha man sentenced to 30 years for Sex Trafficking
- 12-year-old shot in Milwaukee Wednesday with ‘serious injuries’
- Milwaukee man convicted of laundering proceeds of business email compromise fraud schemes
- Giuliani, Meadows among 18 indicted in Arizona fake electors case
- Some State Bar diversity participants walk away from program
- Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant ‘in error’ for Minocqua Brewing owner
- Iranian nationals charged cyber campaign targeting U.S. Companies
- Facing mostly white juries, are Milwaukee County defendants of color truly judged by their peers?
- Milwaukee Mayor speaks in D.C. Tuesday at White House water summit
- Chicago man sentenced to prison after being caught with ‘Trump Gun’
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