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Labor/Employment

Jun. 4, 2013

Businesses notch win against class certification

In a victory for companies fighting against class certification, a panel of 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges late last week threw out a decade-old putative class action against the uniform company Cintas Corp.


By Laura Hautala


Daily Journal Staff Writer


In a victory for companies fighting against the certification of prospective classes, a panel of 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges late last week threw out a decade-old putative class action against uniform company Cintas Corp. The decision ends years of litigation that began in California's Northern District and fractured into multiple courts.


The decision applies the landmark 2011 U.S. S...

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