July 21, 2016
Former Butler & Hosch PA employees asked a Florida federal court to certify their proposed class Thursday as a step toward approving a settlement with the defunct law firm, which they accused of violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by laying off hundreds without proper notice.
October 08, 2015
A Florida federal judge on Thursday tossed a class action accusing shuttered law firm Butler & Hosch PA and its founder of violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by not giving proper notice to hundreds of employees before enacting layoffs, but gave the workers a chance to fix up the pleading.
September 17, 2015
The founder of shuttered law firm Butler & Hosch PA told a Florida federal judge Thursday he doesn't belong in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act suit alleging the firm didn't give proper notice before a layoff, arguing the law only covers corporate liability.
September 11, 2015
Former employees accusing shuttered law firm Butler & Hosch PA of violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by failing to give proper notice before a mass layoff urged a Florida federal court Friday not to toss their suit, saying their complaint is no "shotgun pleading."
July 22, 2015
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday ordered ex-employees of shuttered national foreclosure law firm Butler & Hosch PA to move for an entry of default in two putative class actions over the firm's alleged failure to notify employees ahead of a mass layoff, saying the firm missed the deadline to respond to the complaints.
June 17, 2015
Ex-employees in a putative class action against shuttered national foreclosure law firm Butler & Hosch PA have added claims against ex-CEO Robert H. Hosch Jr. for his alleged role in generating millions of dollars in false billing in a last-ditch effort to attract financing.
May 22, 2015
Days after its abrupt closing, national foreclosure leader Butler & Hosch PA was hit with a putative class action claiming the Florida-based firm's firing of 700 employees without advance notice violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.