The New York Law Journal reports that the national strip club chain Rick’s Caberet International, Inc. faces a wage and hour class-action lawsuit by its dancers for allegedly failing to pay wages and requiring the dancers to earn all monies through tips. The New York federal court where the…
Netflix faces an antitrust conspiracy trial for allegedly entering into an illegal agreement with Wal-Mart to divide retail dvd markets. Wal-Mart settled the claims against it for a settlement valued at $40 million. Netflix has so far refused to settle and a trial date is set for January 2012.…
We here at Lubin Austermuehle often represent our clients in federal court, and our practice includes handling wage and hour disputes so we keep an eye on such cases filed in Illinois. In re AON Corp. is the consolidation of a New York case with an action filed in Illinois…
The Kentucky Supreme Court rejected a contractual ban on class actions by Insignt in a case regarding a mass shut down of consumer internet services The Court held a class action “is often the only economically viable legal procedure” to address a large volume of very small claims, the…
Supreme Court Case Tests Bans On Class-Action Suits November 09, 2010 … class action could bring potentially millions of dollars for all those consumers improperly charged. But the cell phone contract barred class actions By Nina Totenberg Our Oak Park, Illinois consumer rights private law firm handles individual and class…
A recent decision by the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will have important implications for our practice as Illinois class action attorneys. In American Honda Motor Company Inc. v. Allen et al., No. 09-8051 (7th Cir. April 7, 2010), the Seventh ruled that trial courts must conclusively rule…
As a firm that focuses on class-action litigation, and wage and hour class-actions in particular, our attorneys are always mindful of judicial rulings that may affect our clients. Early this year, a case in Federal Court in the Northern District of Illinois’ Eastern Division addressed a couple of issues…
The website Can My Boss Do That sets down in plain english your rights as an employee. The website has a great section on http://www.canmybossdothat.com/category.php?id=6. It explains when you are entitled to get paid. This website is a great resource for finding out your legal rights as a employee.…
Slate published an excellent article handicapping that the Supreme Court in the AT&T case will vote in favor of consumer class actions continuing. The article explains in in plain English what is at stake in the case and the arcane legal issues on which the decision will turn. You…
A thoughtful opinion piece appeared in the LA Times on the upcoming oral argument before the Supreme Court in the case which will decide if corporations can take away consumers’ rights to file class actions through take it or leave it form contracts. The opinion piece which appeared in the…