Class Action Defense Blog

By Rebecca S. Bjork, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., and Anna Sheridan Duane Morris Takeaways:  A Federal Judge in Kansas recently refused a request for reconsideration of summary judgment and a request for interlocutory appeal on the correct legal standard for hostile work environment claims post-Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Mo. In EEOC  v. Chipotle

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaways: Data breaches are becoming increasingly common and detrimental to companies. The scale of data breach class actions continued its record growth in 2024, as companies faced copycat and follow-on lawsuits across multiple jurisdictions. To that end, the class action team at Duane Morris

Duane Morris Takeaway: This week’s episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman, Jennifer Riley, and Greg Tsonis with their discussion of the key trends analyzed in the third edition of the Duane Morris Wage & Hour Class And Collective Action Review, including courts’ interpretation of the conditional certification process,

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Gregory Tsonis Duane Morris Takeaways: Complex wage & hour litigation has long been a focus of the plaintiffs’ class action bar. The relatively low standard by which plaintiffs can achieve conditional certification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), often paired with state law wage &

Duane Morris Takeaways: Register  and join us at today’s Duane Morris Exclusive Event – our Book Launch for the Duane Morris Class Action Review – 2025! This event will be offered as an in-person panel discussion and a Zoom webinar. The DMCAR e-book is an essential desk reference that can be viewed on any device and

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. Duane Morris Takeaway: Government enforcement litigation is similar in many respects to class action litigation. In lawsuits brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as well as the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), government enforcement claims typically involve significant monetary exposure, numerous claimants, and complex procedures. These types

By Jennifer A. Riley Duane Morris Takeaway: The California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) inspired more representative lawsuits than any other statute in America over the past year. According to the California Department of Industrial Relations, plaintiffs filed more than 9,464 PAGA notices in 2024, a nearly 22% increase over 2023, and a whopping 85,936%