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Arizona Federal Court Scrutinizes Reversionary Clauses in FLSA Class Action Settlements

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The federal district court in Arizona recently confirmed that employers need a compelling reason to include reversionary clauses in wage-and-hour class action settlements. In Kostov v. Maricopa County Special Health Care...more

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California Supreme Court Clarifies Cost Shifting Under CCP Section 998

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The California Supreme Court has clarified how the cost-shifting provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 (“Section 998”) may apply when a case settles before trial. In a recent decision, Madrigal v....more

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NJ Court Rules Medicare Set-Aside Funds Excluded from Workers’ Comp Attorney Fee Calculations

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A recent ruling concerning a workers’ compensation case in New Jersey reaffirmed that Medicare Set-Aside (MSA) funds should not be included in the calculation of attorney fees. The case involved a reopener application for a...more

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Another Security Line Check Case: The Extent Of The De Minimis Rule Explored

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There have been a host of federal cases recently focusing on whether time spent waiting in security lines is compensable. Some have gone for the plaintiffs and others for the employer, as these cases are nuanced and...more

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“Catalyst” Test Applicable To Awarding Attorney’s Fees For State Wage And Hour Claims, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds

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Rejecting the federal standard for determining whether a party has “prevailed” on his or her claim under the Massachusetts Wage Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, §§ 148 & 150, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has held...more

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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court OK’s Attorneys’ Fees for Wage Act Settlements

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As has been long anticipated, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently gave a green light to plaintiffs’ attorneys seeking a fee award under the Commonwealth’s Payment of Wages Act, even where an action ends in...more

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Seventh Circuit Allows Objector To Recover Fees From Class Counsel’s Fee Award

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In an opinion laced with frustration over a third appeal in a class action involving attorneys’ fees, the Seventh Circuit ruled that an objector was entitled to recover attorneys’ fees from class counsel’s...more

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Plaintiffs’ Counsel Garner $15 Million Attorneys’ Fee Award For Largest TCPA Settlement In History

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In what is being billed as the “largest and strongest TCPA settlement in history,” Judge Kennelly of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently granted Plaintiffs’ counsel a...more

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Clear Sailing Ahead For Class Counsel in California Settlement

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In Laffitte v. Robert Half International, Inc., No. BC321317, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Oct. 29, 2014; pub. ord. Nov. 21, 2014), the California Court of Appeal affirmed a $19,000,000 settlement that included an attorneys’ fee...more

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