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Publications
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12.22.2020Time to Face the Country’s Strictest Facial Recognition LawUpdates
Companies that do business in Portland, Oregon may need to add one more item to their holiday to-do list: disable face recognition technologies in Portland.
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03.28.2016Implications of Supreme Court’s Approval of Statistical Study Use in Wage-and-Hour Class ActionsUpdates
The Supreme Court issued its decision in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo on March 22, 2016. The Court held that a group of employees in a class action could use a statistical study to establish the employer’s liability for unpaid overtime. The employees claimed that they should have been paid for time spent donning and doffing protective gear.
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02.05.2016Supreme Court Leaves Door Open to Class Action Settlement Offer Pick-Off DefenseUpdatesRecently, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 577 U.S. --- (2016), that a lawsuit is not moot after a plaintiff declines to accept an offer of judgment made by the defendant pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68.
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04.18.2013Supreme Court Rules FLSA Collective Action Is Moot When the Individual Plaintiff's Claims Are Resolved Before CertificationUpdatesOn April 16, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court concluded, in a 5-4 decision, that when the individual plaintiff in a "collective action" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) resolves her own claims before certification, the case is moot and must be dismissed. Genesis Healthcare Corp v. Symczyk, No. 11-1059 (U.S. 2013).
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03.21.2013U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Manipulate Federal Jurisdictional Threshold Under Class Action Fairness ActUpdatesThe U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles, 568 U.S. __, No. 11-1450, 2013 WL 1104735 (Mar. 19, 2013), that plaintiffs attempting to bring a class action lawsuit cannot escape federal jurisdiction by agreeing to seek less than $5 million in damages.
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06.12.2012Expansive New Washington State Law Threatening On-line Service Providers With Criminal Liability Enacted, Now EnjoinedUpdatesEarlier this year, Washington state legislators unanimously passed the nation's first criminal law requiring age verification for commercial sexual services advertisements depicting minors. The landmark law's goals are laudable, but its broad reach has some on-line service providers and traditional publishers concerned. For example, on-line service providers that allow users to post content and images on their sites, including on social networking sites, dating sites, discussion forums, blogs and chat rooms, could now face criminal exposure, even if they have absolutely no interest in placing, or permitting the placement of, such ads.
Presentations
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05.19.2016 - 05.20.2016Consumer Class Actions: Labeling and Marketing: Targets for Class ActionsSpeaking EngagementsAssociation of Corporate Counsel (ACC),
Wisconsin Chapter 2016 Annual Conference / Milwaukee, WI
