The Eastern District of Missouri certified an unusual class of lawyers and their clients who undertook a collective effort to litigate claims against Bayer related to the purported “contamination” of the U.S. rice supply by Bayer’s genetically modified rice. The defendants are law firms that allegedly benefitted from the work performed by the class in state and federal cases against Bayer. Bayer’s introduction of genetically modified rice into the U.S. domestic rice ... Keep Reading »
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Representative Action Under California’s Private Attorneys General Act Not Waived Through Employment Agreement’s Arbitration Provision
The Central District of California held that a waiver of representative actions in an employment agreement’s arbitration provision did not preclude a former employee from pursuing in court a claim under California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). The court further held that the PAGA claim could only be brought in court and not in arbitration. The plaintiff asserted, on behalf of a putative class, several claims against his former employer for the alleged ... Keep Reading »