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AT&T Mobility v. Conception - what the Supreme Court's April 27 ruling means for employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 27 2011

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning for an AT&T in the highly anticipated case of AT&T Mobility v. Conception

Plaintiffs' merits brief filed in Dukes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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February 22 2011

As readers of our Blog know, Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores is one of the most closely watched cases in years given the stakes for employers in employment discrimination class actions

Amicus briefs in support of plaintiffs filed in Dukes

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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March 2 2011

On March 1, 2011, multiple groups supporting Plaintiffs filed 14 amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc

Reading tea leaves from the scotus ruling in Halliburton

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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June 8 2011

So what does the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of June 6 vacating the Fifth Circuit’s decision affirming the denial of class certification in Erica P. John Fund, Inc. v. Halliburton Co. tell employers about what the Supreme Court might do when deciding the highly-anticipated Dukes v. Wal-Mart case?

Another decertification motion based on Dukes has mixed results

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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December 2 2011

Virtually every class action pending in federal court has undergone a re-examination based on the U.S. Supreme Court's holding in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011

"Second generation" Dukes issues - dismissal of class claims based on defective architecture of the class theories

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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January 19 2012

Dukes issues - stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court's seminal ruling this past spring in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011) - are twisting, turning, and morphing into all types of class actions

Lessons from the class action front - the new "re-booted" Dukes strategy

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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November 2 2011

The Dukes employment discrimination litigation - stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court's seminal ruling this past spring in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011) - remains relevant for all employers

Wait! Don't tell me! Court finds that an employer raised appropriate challenges to class claims at the wrong time

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 14 2012

As quiz shows go, we believe that NPR has created the most honest one

Iowa state court rejects theory of unconscious bias and disparate impact class claims in bellwether ruling

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 19 2012

When one thinks of the judicial venues responsible for leading class action rulings, the District Court of Polk County, Iowa, does not immediately come to mind

District Court dismisses class action in favor of bilateral arbitration in favorable ruling for employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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USA
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April 23 2012

On April 18, 2012, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV issued a decision in Karp v. Cigna Healthcare Inc., No. 11-CV-10361 (D. Mass. Apr. 18, 2012), granting a defense motion to compel bilateral arbitration of the Plaintiff’s claims in a proposed $100 million gender discrimination class action against Cigna