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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Ninth Circuit Hands Employers Split Decision on Key Procedural Aspects of FLSA Collective Actions

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A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit hit a trifecta of important legal procedures affecting litigation of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions. Harrington v. Cracker Barrel Old...more

Haynes Boone

Arbitration in the Fifth – June 2025

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June 2025 saw opinions from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals addressing issues including the authority of a court to dismiss a case that had been stayed pending an arbitration and the sequence of decision-making when a...more

Vedder Price

Ninth Circuit Weighs In On Circuit Split Involving FLSA Collective Action Jurisdictional Requirements

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On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit joined the majority of federal appellate courts holding that courts must establish personal jurisdiction over the claims of each member of a collective action...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Navigating the Hazards of US Litigation: Lessons from Recent Decisions Involving Korean Companies

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Notwithstanding recent political turmoil, Korean companies have been expanding into the United States at a fast clip, continuing a trend of investment beneficial to businesses in both countries. As Korean brands increasingly...more

Perkins Coie

Ninth Circuit Clarifies FLSA Collective Action Certification and Jurisdiction

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Key Takeaways - - The Ninth Circuit reaffirmed the “near-universal” two-step process for managing FLSA collective actions. - The Ninth Circuit held that district courts are not required to conclusively determine...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Court Refuses to Enjoin Mass Arbitration on Personal Jurisdiction Grounds

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Companies facing the threat of mass arbitration continue to seek judicial intervention to thwart such tactics. However, most of those attempts have failed. Recently, the District Court in the District of Colombia rejected a...more

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Attempt to resist enforcement of a PRC arbitral award in Hong Kong, by arguing that the arbitration agreement was tainted by...

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Shenzhen Honeycomb System Co Ltd v HCT Technologies (Hong Kong) Co Limited (HCCT 20/2019, [2020] HKCFI 3175, 31 December 2020) confirms the Hong Kong court’s pro-arbitration and pro-enforcement approach. The case involved...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2021

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Is your country party to any bilateral or multilateral treaties for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments? What (in general terms) is the country’s approach to entering into these treaties and what...more

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