Class Actions Brief Blog

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 opinion, held that an employer and its employees may agree to arbitrate claims on an individual, not a class-wide basis. Epic Systems Corp. v Lewis, No. 16-285 (U.S. May 21, 2018). Writing for the majority, Justice Gorsuch rejects the National Labor Relations Board’s view – in opposition to “77 years of precedent” – that the National Labor Relations Act “effectively nullifies the Arbitration Act.” The majority rendered its opinion against the backdrop of “battling briefs about the law’s meaning” from the ...

Loyal readers may notice that Carolinas Class Action received a facelift and has been renamed Class Actions Brief. Given our experience with class actions across the country, we want to broaden the scope in order to report on cases outside the Carolinas. We hope you find this expansion both interesting and informative, and we welcome your feedback.

Thank you for reading,
Adam Doerr and David Wright
Editors

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

Todd, et al. v. Norfolk Southern Corporation (D.S.C. April 23, 2018) (putative class action brought under the South Carolina General Railroad Law by land owners in Richland County who allege substantial property damage caused by heavy rains in October of 2015 due to the water course flow from a nearby creek being slowed/restricted by an embankment and train trestle that is owned, controlled and operated by Norfolk Southern)

Peters v. Carson ...