Litigation
Mar. 5, 2013
9th Circuit sends wage-and-hour case back to district court
The ruling applies the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes and puts in jeopardy plaintiffs' $5.2 million award against a Chinese-language newspaper.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Plaintiffs who won a wage-and-hour lawsuit against a Chinese-language newspaper will have to argue for class certification again, according to a decision Monday from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Applying the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, the court remanded the case to a district court, putting plaintiffs' $5.2 million award in jeopardy.
Lawyers said t...
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