2nd Circ. OKs NY Class In Waiters' Tips Suit

By Ben James ( September 26, 2011, 5:39 PM EDT) -- The Second Circuit on Monday rejected Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group Inc. 's argument that opt-out state law class claims and opt-in collective action claims from waiters shouldn't be allowed to coexist in a suit over allegedly illegal tip practices, affirming a lower court's class certification ruling. . . .

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