California Supreme Court
Jun. 12, 2009
Court Move Makes Busting Class-Action Suits Easier
Businesses fighting wage-and-hour lawsuits got the go-ahead from the California Supreme Court this week to employ a new tactic to bust class actions - settling with individual employees before the class is certified.
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer Businesses fighting wage-and-hour lawsuits got the go-ahead from the California Supreme Court this week to employ a new tactic to bust class actions - settling with individual employees before the class is certified. To the dismay of attorneys who represent employees, the high court declined to review a 4th District Court of Appeal decision that permitted defendants to bypass plaintiffs' counsel and offer...
Daily Journal Staff Writer Businesses fighting wage-and-hour lawsuits got the go-ahead from the California Supreme Court this week to employ a new tactic to bust class actions - settling with individual employees before the class is certified. To the dismay of attorneys who represent employees, the high court declined to review a 4th District Court of Appeal decision that permitted defendants to bypass plaintiffs' counsel and offer...
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