Seyfarth Shaw LLP | www.seyfarth.com Litigating CA Wage & Hour and Labor Code Class Actions (22nd Edition) v 4. The Third Circuit Decision ........................................................................ 116 5. The Supreme Court Applies its Holding to the Facts ........................................................................................................ 116 G. The California Supreme Court Enforces Due Process in Duran v. U.S. Bank ................................................................................................ 117 1. Lower Court Proceedings ......................................................................... 117 2. The Supreme Court Decision ................................................................... 118 3. What Duran Means For Employers .......................................................... 119 H. Easing of Class Certification Standards Post-Brinker ............................................. 120 I. Relitigation of Class Certification Denials ............................................................... 124 J. Defense Motions to Deny Class Certification (“Vinole Motions”) ................................................................................................................ 127 XVI. Discovery Issues in Class Actions........................................................................ 128 A. Disclosure of Class Member Names and Addresses to Allow Access to Potential Witnesses ............................................................................... 128 B. Discovery to Facilitate Location of Substitute Class Representatives ..................................................................................................... 132 C. Discovery Issues Regarding Putative Class Member Declarations ........................................................................................................... 136 1. Employers Must Approach Pre-Certification Communications With Their Employees With Caution..................................................................................................... 136 2. Protection Of Attorney Procured Witness Interviews From Discovery ....................................................................... 139 XVII. Class Action Settlement......................................................................................... 141 A. Generally ............................................................................................................... 141 B. Restrictions on Reversions of Settlement Funds .................................................... 141 C. Court Scrutiny of the Adequacy of the Settlement Amount ..................................... 144 D. Class Notice........................................................................................................... 147 E. Objection to Settlements ........................................................................................ 147 F. Individual Settlements with Putative Class Members.............................................. 148 XVIII. Class Action Waivers and Arbitration.................................................................. 151 A. Class Action Waivers and Arbitration Generally ..................................................... 151 B. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Epic Systems Decision ................................................ 152 C. The Supreme Court Holds That Class Arbitration Must Be Expressly Agreed Upon ......................................................................................... 153
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