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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Mar. 19, 2014

Questions for both sides in wake of PAGA opinion

The 9th Circuit has determined that PAGA actions are not removable to federal district court under the Class Action Fairness Act. By Louis Marlin and Hanna Raanan


By Louis Marlin and Hanna Raanan


In an important new decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that actions seeking recovery under the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) are not removable to the federal district court under the federal Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), found at 28 U.S.C. Section 1332(d). The case, Bauman vs. Chase Investment Services Corp., No. 12-55644, was decided March 13 by a...

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