Jeremy Fardig et al v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

8:14-cv-00561

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

James V. Selna

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  1. October 28, 2014

    Hobby Lobby Says Scott Cole Defied Court By Filing Wage Suit

    Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. on Monday reiterated its call for a California federal court to sanction Scott Cole & Associates APC $10,000 for filing a suit in state court on behalf of workers accusing the retailer of wage-and-hour violations, when the federal court had already ordered identical claims into arbitration.

  2. October 21, 2014

    Firm Fights Sanctions In Hobby Lobby 'Forum Shopping' Row

    Employee rights law firm Scott Cole & Associates APC struck back on Monday at a move by Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. to sanction it $10,000 for "forum shopping" by filing a state court claim that is identical to a federal court claim, saying it has the duty to pursue the claims in a forum that's most advantageous to its clients.

  3. October 14, 2014

    Hobby Lobby Wants Labor Firm's 'Gamesmanship' Sanctioned

    Employee rights law firm Scott Cole & Associates APC should be sanctioned more than $10,000 for filing wage-and-hour litigation in state court against Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. that is "identical" to a federal case ordered to arbitration, the retailer told a California federal judge on Monday.

  4. June 25, 2014

    Hobby Lobby Workers Say Iskanian Axes Arbitration Order

    A putative class of Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. workers urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to reconsider sending their wage-and-hour suit to arbitration in light of a landmark California Supreme Court decision that Private Attorneys General Act claims can't be waived in arbitration agreements.

  5. June 16, 2014

    Hobby Lobby Wage Row Sent To Arbitration Under Concepcion

    A California federal judge on Friday granted Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.'s bid to arbitrate a putative wage-and-hour class action, saying the workers' individual Private Attorneys General Act claims are arbitrable under the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011 Concepcion decision.

  6. June 09, 2014

    Hobby Lobby Wage Class Pits PAGA Against Concepcion

    A putative class of Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. workers urged a California federal judge on Monday to keep alive their wage-and-hour suit, saying the judge's tentative ruling citing the U.S. Supreme Court's 2011 Concepcion decision to require individual arbitration conflicts with the state's Private Attorneys General Act.

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