Vines et al v. Welspun Pipes Inc et al

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Case Number:

4:18-cv-00509

Court:

Arkansas Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Fair Standards

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Billy Roy Wilson

Sectors & Industries:

  1. July 21, 2023

    Ark. Fed. Judge Revises Firm Suspension After 'Reflection'

    A federal judge who invoked Rule 11 sanctions on Thursday to bar a firm and its owner from practicing in federal court in the Eastern District of Arkansas for a minimum of two years, citing inflated billing and excessive hourly rates, has revised that sanction to focus just on FLSA cases in the district.

  2. June 10, 2020

    'Incorrigible' Firm Gets $1 Fee Award And Tongue-Lashing

    An Arkansas plaintiffs firm deserves only $1 in attorney fees for helping workers settle overtime claims against a pipe manufacturer, a federal judge has ruled, while lamenting that he had to give the firm anything because of "incorrigible" billing practices intended to "extort" unearned fees.