A federal judge in Oregon ruled that a defendant’s late consent to removal cannot cure a procedural defect, ordering a wage dispute remanded to state court because the unanimity rule was not satisfied within the statutory window.
A federal judge in Ohio blocked a medical device manufacturer from removing a state-court case to federal court before service, rejecting a 'snap removal' tactic by a forum defendant.
U.S. District Judge Robert Colville rejected a request to transfer claims from three massive Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits, ruling that plaintiffs must individually refile their misjoined overtime claims in their respective states of employment within 6...
U.S. District Judge Robert Colville severed the claims of nearly 14,300 plaintiffs across three Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits against FedEx, ordering the plaintiffs to refile their individual actions in appropriate forums within 60 days.
The 8th Circuit vacated a district court’s permanent injunction requiring appointed counsel at Arkansas bail hearings, holding that the named plaintiffs lacked Article III standing because their requested prospective relief could not redress their past conf...
A Northern District of California judge dismissed a consumer class action against the herbal tea maker, ruling that a plaintiff must allege specific facts explaining how she was injured by unlawful labeling, not just assert she paid more.
A Utah federal judge denied approval of a $0.26 million Fair Labor Standards Act settlement, ruling that the 'one-step' opt-in process resolved claims before collective members could join the action.
A federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio has rejected the "snap removal" doctrine, ruling that a defendant cannot remove a case to federal court simply because the plaintiff has not yet served the home-state defendant.
A federal magistrate judge in Texas ruled that an employment discrimination plaintiff’s petition is deemed filed on the date it was transmitted to the electronic filing service provider, not when the state clerk rejected it, preserving her federal claims.
Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall severed six jewelry defendants from Chrome Hearts LLC’s mass trademark infringement lawsuit, ruling that the plaintiff failed to establish a "logical relationship" between the six appearing entities and the 86 other defendant...
A federal judge in Connecticut has vacated a default judgment against Trade Channel LLC, ruling that a plaintiff cannot serve a foreign limited liability company by leaving papers with a commercial mailbox operator, even if state law allows such service for...
A federal judge denied a recusal motion, ruling that his prior general commendations of leadership counsel in the 3M earplug litigation did not demonstrate bias against the lawyers in a pro se plaintiff’s suit.
A federal magistrate judge in Manhattan ordered petitioner's counsel to explain why sanctions should not be imposed after discovering that opposition memoranda relied on cases generated by artificial intelligence.
A federal judge in the Central District of California has ordered plaintiff Deondre Raglin to show cause why the court should not decline supplemental jurisdiction over his state law claims, requiring him to disclose his litigation history to determine if h...
A federal judge in Arizona granted the government's motion to intervene and stay civil proceedings involving Ignite International Limited, ruling that the government's interest in protecting parallel criminal proceedings outweighs the plaintiff's interest i...
A federal magistrate judge in the Northern District of California ordered Cangrade to produce its settlement agreement with third-party Paylocity but rejected requests for related negotiation documents, ruling they were not proportional to the needs of the...
A federal magistrate judge in the Southern District of California ordered CMC Steel Fabricators to pay attorneys’ fees and cease wiping devices of departing employees, ruling the company failed to preserve text messages and laptop data relevant to an antitr...
A federal judge in Seattle remanded a putative class action under the Washington Equal Pay and Opportunities Act, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked Article III standing and the defendant’s removal to federal court was untimely.
A federal judge in Seattle granted a motion to remand a pay transparency lawsuit against Chipotle, ruling that a job applicant who never intended to work for the fast-food chain suffered no concrete injury from a missing salary range in a job posting.
A federal judge transferred an ERISA class action against Labcorp to North Carolina, ruling that the convenience of witnesses and the location of key records outweigh the plaintiffs' choice of forum in Illinois.