In a sign of the hidden risks of trying to gut class actions by settling with named plaintiffs, Jackson Lewis was disqualified last month from a potentially big class action against Barnes & Noble -- an action that California Judge Steven Brick acknowledged was a "drastic" move. Disqualification was a strategy more in vogue with both sides of the bar before the rules of litigating wage-and-hour class actions firmed up in the past five years -- but Brick's ruling shows the threat is still alive.
October 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Jackson Lewis was disqualified from a potentially big class action against Barnes & Noble last month, demonstrating the hidden risks of trying to gut class actions by settling with named plaintiffs.
Alameda County, Calif., Superior Court Judge Steven Brick acknowledged that ousting the firm was a “drastic” move, but indicated from the bench that it was necessary in this case.
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