Cases

ORDER WALKER, District Judge. Plaintiff tour directors bring this fair labor standards action against travel industry companies Destination America, Inc. (DA) and Contiki U.S. Holdings, Inc. (Contiki), as well as Richard Launder, the former president of both companies. Plaintiffs have moved to certify: (1) a 29 USC § 216(b) collective action for alleged violations of the overtime and minimum wage requirement

ORDER RE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO CONDITIONALLY CERTIFY COLLECTIVE ACTION WILLIAM ALSUP, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE INTRODUCTION In this putative wage-and-hour collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, plaintiff claims that he and other similarly-situated delivery drivers were misclassified as independent contractors and thereby d

ORDER HILLMAN, DISTRICT JUDGE Background The Plaintiffs, Charles Torrezani and Josi-mar DeSouza (“Plaintiffs”), have filed a Third Amended Complaint (Docket No. ll)(“Complaint”) against VIP Detailing, Inc. (“VIP”) and Gilbert Volponi (“Volponi” and, together with VIP, “Defendants”) for violation of the overtime provision of the Massachusetts Minimum Fair Wage Law, Mass.Gen.L. ch. 151, § 1A

ORDER GRANTING MOTION CONDITIONALLY TO CERTIFY COLLECTIVE ACTION, TO CERTIFY CLASS ACTION, AND GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL PLAINTIFFS RICHARD SEEBORG, United States District Judge I. INTRODUCTION In this putative class and collective action, Plaintiff Joan Ambrosio,1 alongside a host of other salaried employees of defendant Cogent Communic

ORDER GRANTING RULE 23 CLASS CERTIFICATION, GRANTING FLSA COLLECTIVE ACTION CONDITIONAL CERTIFICATION, AND DENYING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF RULE 23 CLASS AND FLSA COLLECTIVE ACTION SETTLEMENT (ECF No. 43) ANTHONY W. ISHII, SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE I. Introduction Plaintiff Nicholas Millan (“Plaintiff’), on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, filed this class act

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ AMENDED MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION MARGARET M. MORROW, District Judge. On June 28, 2011, Robert Briseno filed a complaint against ConAgra;1 between Oc*938tober and December 2011, the court consolidated several cases filed against ConA-gra under the caption above

*546ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION; GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE MARGARET M. MORROW, District Judge. On June 28, 2011, Robert Briseno filed a complaint against ConAgra.1 Between October and December 2011, the court consolidated several eases filed against Co

687 F.Supp.2d 914 (2010) Michelle COLSON, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. AVNET, INC., Defendant. No. 09-603-PHX-MHM. United States District Court, D. Arizona. January 27, 2010. *916 Daniel Lee Bonnett, Jennifer Lynn Kroll, Susan Joan Martin, Martin & Bonnett PLLC, Phoenix, AZ, Joel W. Ch

701 F.Supp.2d 1190 (2010) Yedida KHADERA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED, et al., Defendants. Case No. C08-0417 RSM. United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle. February 19, 2010. *1191 Hector R. Martinez, Marco A. Palau, Stan S. Mallison, Law Offices of Mallison & Martinez, Lafayette, CA, B

*1061ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ • MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION MARGARET M. MORROW, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE On January 17, 2014, Ben Z. Halberstam filed this putative class action on his own behalf and on behalf of a class of similarly situated Californians against NJOY, Inc., and -Sottera, Inc. (collectively, “NJOY”).1

534 F.Supp.2d 1120 (2008) Paul THORPE, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. ABBOTT LABORATORIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, doing business in California as Abbott Sales, Marketing & Distribution Co., Defendant. No. C-07-05672 RMW. United States District Court, N.D. California, San Jose Division. February 12, 2008.

772 F.Supp.2d 1111 (2011) Gabe BEAUPERTHUY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. 24 HOUR FITNESS USA, INC., a California corporation dba 24 Hour Fitness; Sport and Fitness Clubs of America, Inc., a California corporation dba 24 Hour Fitness, Defendants. Case No. 06-715 SC. United States District Court, N.D. California. February 24, 2011. *1115

OPINION AND ORDER GERARD E. LYNCH, District Judge. In these related suits for failure to pay overtime wages, plaintiffs move to certify classes pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for their claims brought under the New York Labor Law. The motion will be granted. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs in these two related suits, Damassia v. Duane Reade, Inc.

ORDER CROTTY, District Judge. Plaintiffs, current and former waiters at Defendant Sparks Steak House (“Sparks”), initiated this litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the New York Labor Law, alleging that Sparks unlawfully diverted a portion of their tips to other restaurant workers. On August 24, 2006, the Court ordered that the FLSA claim proceed

Deborah V. LONGCRIER, et al., Plaintiffs, v. HL-A CO., INC., Defendant. Civil Action No. 08-0011-WS-C. United States District Court, S.D. Alabama, Northern Division. December 10, 2008. Order Denying Reconsideration January 23, 2009. ORDER WILLIAM H. STEELE, District Judge. This matter comes before the Court on an array of pending motions, including

MEMORANDUM & ORDER PATEL, District Judge. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of Hoffmann-La Roche Notice On September 5, 2006 plaintiffs Roy Adams (“Adams”), Robert Eggert (“Eg-gert”), Michael Ferris (“Ferris”), Ed Hall (“Hall”) and Rohit Singh (“Singh”) (collectively “plaintiffs”) filed this putative collective action against defendant Inter-Con Security Systems (“Inter-Co

663 F.Supp.2d 883 (2009) John D. SARVISS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. GENERAL DYNAMICS INFOMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC., Defendant. Case No. CV 08-01484 DDP (CWx). United States District Court, C.D. California. July 14, 2009. *886 Abigail Ameri Treanor, D. Alan Harris, Matthew E. Kavanaug

564 F.Supp.2d 1010 (2007) Nathan NERLAND, Daniel Williams-Goldberg, and James Geckler, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CARIBOU COFFEE COMPANY, INC., Defendant. No. 05-CV-1847 (PJS/JJG). United States District Court, D. Minnesota. May 17, 2007. *1014 Charles Nauen, Jonathan Cuneo and Wil

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS TO CERTIFY CLASSES MARGARET M. MORROW, District Judge. On December 21, 2006, plaintiffs Nicola Edwards and James Schley filed an action in this court against defendant Toys “R” Us (“Toys”), alleging that it had violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.1 Specifically, plaintiffs asserted that Toys had violated t

Opinion for the Court filed by ROBINSON, Circuit Judge. SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge: Northwest Airlines (NWA) appeals from a judgment of the District Court1 declaring certain of its personnel policies violative of the Equal Pay Act of 19632 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19643 and granting injuncti