Gerald Maatman
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 32
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- Oct 1, 2026
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EEOC FY 2026 Lawsuit Filings Increase Slightly And Signals A Stabilization (opens the original)
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Duane Morris Takeaway: In FY 2026 (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026), the EEOC’s litigation enforcement activity experienced a modest uptick compared to FY 2025. By the numbers, FY 2026 concluded with 99 lawsuits filed, marking an increase from the 94 lawsuits filed in FY 2025. Although the Commission remains well below its modern enforcement peak of 217 lawsuits filed in FY 2018, the increase suggests that the EEOC has stabilized its litigation program after several years of fluctuating en
Michigan Federal Court Drives Back Auto Manufacturing Employees’ Collective Action Efforts (opens the original)
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Duane Morris Takeaways: In Glidwell v. Autoneum N. Am., Inc., Case No. 2:24-CV-12805, 2026 WL 2621157 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 4, 2026), in a decision issued on September 4, 2026, Judge Robert J. White of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied Plaintiffs’ motion for court-facilitated notice to be distributed in a collective action alleging unpaid pre-shift and post-shift work in violation of the FLSA. Judge White found that Plaintiffs’ evidentiary basis — namely, 6 declarat
It’s An Arbitration Agreement After All: Disney Compels Arbitration And Obtains Dismissal Of Class Claims In Antitrust Suit (opens the original)
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Duane Morris Takeaways: On September 8, 2026, in Unger, et al v. The Walt Disney Company, No. 5:25-CV-01163 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2026), Judge Edward J. Davila granted Defendant’s motion to compel arbitration, ordered on a consolidated docket with Biddle, et al. v. The Walt Disney Company, No. 5:22-CV-07317 (N.D. Cal.). This decision serves as a clear example of arbitration agreements as a powerful tool for a company to dismiss class claims, and a critical reminder that a company that may not have
California Federal Court Denies Class Certification In Adtech Case Due To Lack Of Article III Standing (opens the original)
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Duane Morris Takeaways: On September 21, 2026, in Smith, et al. v. Rack Room Shoes, Inc., No. 24-CV-6709 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 21, 2026), Judge Rita F. Lin of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied class certification in a case brought by consumers against an online shoe store company alleging that the company’s use of website advertising technology (“adtech”) violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) and Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”). T
Florida Federal Court Holds That The TCPA’s Do-Not-Call Provisions Do Not Apply To Cell Phone Users (opens the original)
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Duane Morris Takeaways: On September 11, 2026, in Anthony, et al. v. Brian Marketing Group, No. 24-CV-80800, 2026 WL 2685650 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 11, 2026), Judge Aileen M. Cannon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida denied a plaintiff’s motion for default judgment on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) class action claim and held that cell phone users are not “residential telephone subscribers” entitled to sue under the TCPA’s do-not-call provisions. The decision
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