Class Actions Brief Blog

Failure to give the requisite 60-days’ notice to a group of employees under the WARN Act seems like it implicates a quintessential common question for adjudication under Rule 23. But in Hutson v. CAH Acquisition Company 10, LLC, 1:15CV742 (M.D.N.C. Aug. 15, 2016), Defendant gamely tried to suggest that there were factual issues that must be resolved as to each plaintiff. Admittedly, the case was a bit more complicated than the typical WARN Act case – the closing of the employer’s facility was postponed, and there apparently was confusion about just what the employer explained to ...

Not every class action court filing in North and South Carolina becomes a full-length post on our blog. Here is a recap of August's filings:

Kirkpatrick v. Cardinal Ally, Inc., No. 1:16-cv-01088 (M.D.N.C. August 28, 2016) (collective action and class action asserted under FLSA and state wage and hour laws alleging defendant managed healthcare organization misclassified care coordinators as exempt employees).

Ailsworth v. Harbor Inn Richland, Inc., et. al., No. 3:16-cv-02946 (D.S.C. August 26, 2016) (purported collective action and class action brought under FLSA and state ...

Not every class action court filing in North and South Carolina becomes a full-length post on our blog. Here is a recap of July's filings:

Ford, et. al. v. Ford Motor Co., No. 1:16-cv-00239 (W.D.N.C. July 14, 2016) (putative consumer class action alleging the Ford Explorer has a manufacturing defect which allows exhaust emissions to leak into passenger cabins).

Swinger v. Breg, Inc., et. al., No. 1:16-cv-00955 (M.D.N.C. July 14, 2016) (collective action and class action brought under FLSA and state wage and hour laws for unpaid wages and overtime arising from defendants’ alleged ...