Class Actions Brief Blog

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

Anstrom v. Best Logistics Group, Inc., No. 1:16-cv-01365 (M.D.N.C. November 29, 2016) (purported class action and collective action brought under FLSA and state wage and hour laws by freight brokers alleging defendant misclassified employees and failed to pay overtime).

Pasqual v. Cempra, Inc., et. al., No. 1:16-cv-01356 (M.D.N.C. November 22, 2016) (putative class action filed on behalf of shareholders of Cempra, Inc., a clinical-stage ...

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

Stephens, et. al. v. Shoretel SC LLC, et. al., No. 4:16-cv-03515 (D.S.C. October 28, 2016) (purported collective action brought under FLSA alleging customer service representatives were not paid overtime while working for defendant’s call center).

Blunt v. Belk, Inc., No. 3:16-cv-00745 (W.D.N.C. October 27, 2016) (notice of removal of putative class action brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act alleging Belk failed to provide ...

We have previously commented about “disclosure only” settlements in class action merger cases, and the increasing scrutiny provided to them by courts here and in Delaware. Judge Bledsoe entered the fray yesterday, approving a settlement of litigation involving the merger of Yadkin Financial Corporation and NewBridge Bancorp in a 44-page order. In a stark preamble to his findings, Judge Bledsoe gave warning that the Business Court would likely be joining their brethren in Delaware in strictly reviewing such settlements in the future. The Court characterized such a shift as a ...