18th Annual Workplace Class Action Report - 2022 Edition

Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report: 2022 Edition xi (viii) Michigan ....................................................................................................422 (ix) Minnesota ..................................................................................................422 (x) Missouri .....................................................................................................423 (xi) New Jersey................................................................................................423 (xii) New York ...................................................................................................426 (xiii) North Carolina ...........................................................................................428 (xiv) North Dakota .............................................................................................429 (xv) Ohio ...........................................................................................................429 (xvi) Oklahoma ..................................................................................................430 (xvii) Pennsylvania .............................................................................................431 (xviii) South Carolina...........................................................................................433 (xix) Texas .........................................................................................................434 (xx) Washington................................................................................................435 (xxi) West Virginia .............................................................................................436 (xxii) Wisconsin ..................................................................................................437 VIII. RULINGS ON THE CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT.........................................................439 (i) First Circuit ................................................................................................440 (ii) Second Circuit ...........................................................................................440 (iii) Third Circuit ...............................................................................................440 (iv) Fourth Circuit .............................................................................................441 (v) Fifth Circuit ................................................................................................441 (vi) Sixth Circuit ...............................................................................................442 (vii) Seventh Circuit ..........................................................................................443 (viii) Eighth Circuit .............................................................................................444 (ix) Ninth Circuit ...............................................................................................444 (x) Tenth Circuit ..............................................................................................449 (xi) Eleventh Circuit .........................................................................................449 (xii) District Of Columbia Circuit .......................................................................450 IX. OTHER FEDERAL RULINGS AFFECTING THE DEFENSE OF WORKPLACE CLASS ACTION LITIGATION ...............................................................................................451 (i) ADA Class Actions ....................................................................................451 (ii) Alien Tort Litigation In Class Actions.........................................................457 (iii) Amendments In Class Actions ..................................................................457 (iv) American Pipe Tolling In Class Actions ....................................................458 (v) Appeals In Class Action Litigation.............................................................460 (vi) Appointment, Selection, And Removal Of Lead Counsel In Class Actions....................................................................................................462 (vii) Ascertainability Issues Under Rule 23 ......................................................464 (viii) Attorneys’ Fee Awards In Class Actions ...................................................465 (ix) Bifurcation Issues In Class Actions ...........................................................474 (x) Breach Of Contract Class Actions.............................................................475 (xi) Choice-Of-Law Issues In Class Actions....................................................476 (xii) Civil Rights Class Actions..........................................................................476 (xiii) Class Action Litigation Involving Universities............................................481 (xiv) Class Actions Involving Claims Of Negligence .........................................501 (xv) Class Actions Involving Dress Codes .......................................................502 (xvi) Class Actions Involving Unions .................................................................502 (xvii) Class Actions Over Workplace Health & Safety Issues............................508 (xviii) Class Actions Relative To Sexual Harassment Issues .............................509 (xix) Class Actions Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1981...........................................510 (xx) Class Communications Issues In Class Actions.......................................512 (xxi) Class Definition Issues In Class Actions...................................................512