Tag: Class Action

• Insurance & Casualty Litigation

  Uber update: Ride Sharing Service Faces New Claims and Regulations

  • November 30, 2015
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  In my previous blog article, Uber Opens in New Orleans Despite Uncertain Legal Implications, I discussed a San Francisco case filed against Uber following a tragic accident in which a six year old girl was killed. The parties in the case have since reached a confidential settlement agreement, leaving many of the questions raised my […]

• Employment Law & Litigation

  Arbitration Agreements with Class Action Waivers Violate NLRA

  • January 10, 2014
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Employers Cannot Eliminate an Employee’s Right to Sue Over Unfair Labor Practices by Arbitration Agreement In D.R. Horton, Inc. v. N.L.R.B., 737 F.3d 344 (5th Cir. 2013), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) held that D.R. Horton, Inc. (Horton) had violated the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by requiring employees to sign an arbitration agreement […]

• Business Litigation

  2013 Legislative Update: Class Action Certification

  • November 11, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch

  Louisiana Legislature Clarifies Requirements for Class Action Certification Historically, Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure art. 591(A)(5) stated: “the class is or may be defined objectively in terms of ascertainable criteria, such that the court may determine the constituency of the class for purposes of the conclusiveness of any judgment that may be rendered in the […]

• Business Litigation

  Securities Statute of Limitations Does Not Stop for Class Actions

  • August 28, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  Thinking about filing suit over some securities you purchased?  You may want to move fast if you are waiting on class certification.  Your claim may not be  suspended while the case for class certification is pending. Second Circuit Rules on Securities Statute of Limitations This summer, the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals made a […]