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Coordinating Complex Employment Litigation

In the past several years, employment class and collective action lawsuits have caught the attention of employees across the country. Many of these cases have resulted in multi-million dollar settlements or verdicts. Equally troubling, once an industry or corporation is viewed as potentially vulnerable on an issue, copycat cases may be brought in multiple jurisdictions against the same defendant or against others in the same industry.

26 minute readJune 29, 2004 at 10:10 AM
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Deborah A. Sudbury, Douglas M. Towns
Sandra H. Dermody
Coordinating Complex Employment Litigation

In the past several years, employment class and collective action lawsuits have caught the attention of employees across the country. Many of these cases have resulted in multi-million dollar settlements or verdicts.

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