Parties' selection of Saudi Arabia as forum for resolution of disputes may not be enforceable *

Saudi Arabia, USA - May 15 2013
Robin P. Petersen, a former Navy pilot, was recruited to work in Saudi Arabia as a flight instructor for Boeing. Prior to his departure, Petersen…

Co-authors: Harold Brody, Anthony J Oncidi, Kenneth Sulzer, Mark Theodore.

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Automotive managers could not proceed with class action for allegedly unpaid overtime and meal breaks *

USA - May 15 2013
William Dailey brought individual and class action claims against Sears for allegedly misclassifying its automotive managers and assistant managers as…

Co-authors: Harold Brody, Anthony J Oncidi, Kenneth Sulzer, Mark Theodore.

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Employer's offer of judgment to employee mooted individual and collective actions *

USA - May 15 2013
Laura Symczyk, a registered nurse, brought this collective action on behalf of herself and other similarly situated employees under the Fair Labor…

Co-authors: Harold Brody, Anthony J Oncidi, Kenneth Sulzer, Mark Theodore.

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Employee could proceed with invasion of privacy claim despite absence of written disclosure *

USA - May 15 2013
Melissa Ignat, who was employed in the Yum Real Estate Title Department, suffered from bipolar disorder. In connection with an absence related to her…

Co-authors: Harold Brody, Anthony J Oncidi, Kenneth Sulzer, Mark Theodore.

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Federal securities law preempts enforcement of California's forced-patronage statute *

USA - May 15 2013
In these four related class actions, plaintiffs (all former employees of large financial institutions) alleged that their firms' policies of…

Co-authors: Harold Brody, Anthony J Oncidi, Kenneth Sulzer, Mark Theodore.

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