Major case categories include borrower class actions (43 percent), securities cases (22 percent) and commercial contract disputes (22 percent), along
with employment class actions, bankruptcy - related, and other cases.
Not exact matches
The information comes from speaking
with Don Polden, an
employment law professor at Santa Clara University, and Shannon Liss - Riordan, the Boston - based lawyer representing Lyft and Uber drivers in two
class -
action lawsuits.
With respect to
class action employment claims, we provide the following services to our clients:
So warn
employment lawyers, who say a recent proposed
class action against T - Mobile USA highlights the dangers of letting employees go home
with BlackBerrys and other handheld devices.
Together
with the certification of
classes in recent overtime
actions, the IQT case provides a further example of the breadth of
class proceedings that courts will certify in the
employment arena.
With partners specializing in
class action suits, matrimonial law,
employment law and medical malpractice to name a few.
Stories are organized not by publications but by practice areas,
with five main practice areas to start: Appellate, Corporate and Securities, Intellectual Property, Labor &
Employment, and
Class Actions and Product Liability.
Despite the fact that section 97 of the
Employment Standards Act (ESA) specifies that an employee who files a complaint
with the MOL for unpaid termination and severance pay under the ESA can not commence a civil proceeding for wrongful dismissal if the complaint and the proceeding would relate to the same matter, 236 of the
class members who had filed a complaint under the ESA had joined the
class action suit.
Commerson has experience litigating all types of business cases,
with particular skills in the areas of soft intellectual property, media and entertainment,
employment, and
class action defense.
A large proportion of
employment civil rights claims are brought as
class actions or
with the intervention of the EEOC.
Represented a Korean tire manufacturer in litigation
with its U.S. insurance broker
with respect to acquisition of product liability insurance and in
employment related
class action litigation
The Cochran Firm in Dothan has been working
with clients in personal injury law,
class action litigation, and
employment law, as well as car and truck accident lawsuits for over 30 years.
Jim is a trial lawyer
with experience in a range of areas, including fiduciary, securities, commercial and
class action, probate, and
employment litigation in state and federal court.
He practices in the area of labor and
employment law,
with a particular emphasis on
class action litigation, especially in the area of wage and hour laws.
The firm, which has grown to 80 attorneys
with offices in Long Beach, San Francisco, Seattle, Anchorage, and Hong Kong, has developed expertise in many specialties of civil litigation including
class and mass
actions, securities and banking litigation, mortgage litigation,
employment, energy, environmental, admiralty and maritime, bankruptcy, business litigation, products liability, real estate, toxic tort, professional malpractice defense, professional design & construction, all types of civil appeals, mortgage banking, real estate, corporate / transactional and other commercial matters.
Over the past 30 years, our firm has fought for justice on the behalf of hundreds of thousands of employees and consumers
with Class Action and
Employment cases.
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos handles statewide and national
class action lawsuits on behalf of persons
with disabilities who have been denied access to
employment, business, education, or government facilities and services.
The Los Angeles - based Law Offices of Lisa L. Maki is a nationally recognized litigation firm
with Los Angeles
employment attorneys focused on offering confidential legal guidance and dedicated representation in plaintiff, complex business and personal injury litigation,
employment law,
class action, wage and hour, discrimination and harassment, and unfair business practices claims.
I believe, however, that
employment law claimants may be better served
with individual
actions for wrongful dismissal, instead of joining a
class action lawsuit.
With a peerless record of success in the litigation of
employment rights disputes at all levels of the California courts, our renowned attorneys have successfully resolved countless claims, trials and appeals as well as
employment class -
action lawsuits.
Together
with Steve Gonzalez, Ms. Kinaga will serve as co-chair of LTL's growing
employment and
class action litigation group.
Today, LTL has 33 attorneys
with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Orange County handling complex commercial, intellectual property,
class action, insurance coverage, and
employment defense litigation matters for numerous Fortune 500 companies, other global industry leaders, and successful entrepreneurs.
In addition, Kleinbard's Litigation Department routinely works
with telecommunications clients on consumer
class actions, dealer disputes, internal investigations, and
employment, intellectual property and general commercial matters.
Additionally, recognizing that a cyber - or privacy - related development can expand to encompass a number of other significant legal issues, our group works hand - in - glove
with attorneys in our White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations, Securities Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Business Finance & Restructuring and
Employment Litigation practices, among others, to address subsequent risks such as government or regulatory inquiries, shareholder, consumer, or employee
class action litigation, trade secrets theft, funding or financial issues, and disputes
with vendors, service providers and other third parties.
With offices in Los Angeles County, we have become a preeminent
employment law and consumer
class action law firm specializing in litigation in California and across the United States.
Ms. Rudich concentrates her practice in complex litigation and
class action matters,
with a particular emphasis in representing employees in all aspects of
employment law, particularly sexual harassment, various issues of discrimination, and cases involving violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act, and state wage and hour statutes.
Ms. Reathaford focuses her practice on management - side
employment litigation,
with special emphasis on representative
actions under the Private Attorney General Act («PAGA») and other wage and hour collective and
class actions.
This year's survey found that labor and
employment (particularly, wage and hour litigation), consumer fraud, product liability, and antitrust matters collectively accounted for two - thirds of
class action spending by respondents,
with data privacy and security matters lurking as a potential next wave in 2018.
With more than 20 years of experience as a trial lawyer, Hart - Edwards represents corporations and their executives in labor and
employment related litigation,
class / collective
actions, agency proceedings, arbitrations and mediations and investigations.
Stan Saltzman, a founding partner of Marlin & Saltzman, is a highly - respected trial attorney
with over 30 years of experience in
employment and consumer
class action law.
He has represented employers in all aspects of
employment law before state and federal agencies and courts, including wage and hour collective /
class actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Title VII discrimination and sexual harassment, as well as
actions under the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and state workers compensation laws.
Adept at
class and collective
actions defense, the group represents clients in connection
with employment law compliance, collective bargaining and NLRB proceedings, ADA public access, global workforce issues, immigration and non-compete and trade secret advice and litigation.
Working in close collaboration
with our White Collar Defense, Regulatory and Investigations lawyers as well as our
Employment colleagues, we offer clients deep regulatory and criminal experience alongside the Firm's traditional strengths in corporate governance and
class action litigation, enabling us to conduct these investigations as quickly, efficiently and thoroughly as possible.
He works
with clients to help them solve complex problems in areas as diverse as constitutional law, corporate commercial litigation,
class actions, professional discipline, and labour and
employment law.
Our
employment lawyers assist clients in private and public sectors
with wrongful dismissal, severance packages, constructive dismissal, contracts, human rights and discrimination,
class and group
actions, health and safety, harassment,
employment standards, policies, retirement compensation, security clearance, taxation, workers» compensation and many others throughout Ontario and Canada.
The Philadelphia
employment lawyers assist clients faced
with litigation issues, including
employment discrimination, sexual harassment, breach of contract and non-compete agreements, retaliation, wage and benefit issues, FMLA violations, wrongful termination and
class action lawsuits.
Skilled mediator and settlement judge
with extensive experience in complex multi-party construction defect, insurance, environmental, securities, real estate, catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, and
employment cases, including wage and hour
class action matters
As explained here, we act in
employment, pension & benefits, consumer and copyright
class action lawsuits, sometimes teaming
with co-counsel at other law firms in Toronto or across the country.
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Two of the largest
employment background screening companies in the U.S. have been hit
with a $ 13 million
class action lawsuit for failing to ensure that they provided accurate information to employers.
Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR)-- a leading global background screening firm — offers two complimentary whitepapers to help employers deal
with the explosion of
class action lawsuits involving alleged violations the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA): Common Ways Prospective or Current Employees Sue Employers Under the FCRA and Common Ways Consumer Reporting Agencies are Sued Under the FCRA.
Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR)-- a global background check firm — offers two complimentary whitepapers that deal
with the explosion of
class action lawsuits against both employers and Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn
With class action suits against employers who conduct background checks on job applicants mushrooming, Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will host a live webinar with Compliance World entitled «The Explosion of Lawsuits against Employers under the Fai
With class action suits against employers who conduct background checks on job applicants mushrooming, Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check firm
Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will host a live webinar
with Compliance World entitled «The Explosion of Lawsuits against Employers under the Fai
with Compliance World entitled «The Explosion of Lawsuits against Employers under the Fair...
Written By Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder & CEO of
Employment Screening Resources (ESR) A Florida law firm filed federal
class action lawsuits in the same court against three separate national employers on the same day,
with two of them naming the same consumer as the lead plaintiff, alleging violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting...