December 2012 – First Class Defense

A Question of Balance

December 27, 2012 / January 10, 2023 by mindgrub

A few weeks ago I read a blog post by a contributor to Forbes, expressing concern that the Supreme Court is "trying to impose substantial restrictions on class actions." The post gets off t...

Employment Class Actions First Circuit Decisions

Matamoros v. Starbucks and Rule 23

December 2, 2012 / January 4, 2023 by mindgrub

In our last post, Katy Rand ?explored both the substantive Massachusetts employment law issues and the Rule 23(a)(4) analysis in the First Circuit's recent Starbucks tips case. This post wi...

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Month: December 2012

Month: December 2012

A Question of Balance

Matamoros v. Starbucks and Rule 23