In an eagerly anticipated decision, last Friday the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its decision in Sutherland v. Ernst & Young. Applying the Supreme Court’s recent holding in American Express v. Italian Colors, the Court held that plaintiff Sutherland is obligated to pursue her claims for wage claims
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Supreme Court Upholds Mandatory Individualized Arbitration
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday reaffirmed and expanded upon its prior rulings concerning arbitration agreements which require the parties to waive any rights they may have to participate in a class action. In Am. Express Co. v. Italian Colors Rest., 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4700 (U.S. June 20, 2013), the Supreme Court ruled that an…