Barchiesi, et. al. v. Charlotte School of Law, LLC, et. al., No. 3:16-cv-00861 (W.D.N.C. December 22, 2016) (putative class action against Charlotte School of Law for alleged false and misleading representations related to the school’s failure to provide current and prospective students with information about its noncompliance with ABA standards for accreditation).
Whitehead v. Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, Inc., No. 3:16-cv-03937 (D.S.C. December 16, 2016) (putative class action and purported collective action brought under FLSA and state wage and hour laws ...
In its last batch of opinions for 2016, the North Carolina Supreme Court affirmed the certification of a class of more than 800,000 tobacco farmers in Fisher v. Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corp. Because Fisher raises a number of interesting class certification issues, and because the North Carolina Supreme Court rarely issues opinions addressing North Carolina Rule 23, we are covering the decision in two parts. In this installment, we provide the background of the case and address the Court’s decision to accept jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal. In ...
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