Are Class Action Waivers In The Balance?

Law360, New York ( April 13, 2012, 1:29 PM EDT) -- A storm seems to be brewing in the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that may affect the enforceability of class or collective class actions in employment arbitration agreements. Fueled by the recent filing of an appeal in Raniere v. Citigroup Inc. , the Second Circuit is poised to issue an opinion that could endanger employee agreements to waive class and collective actions, currently a staple of employment arbitration agreements. . . .

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.


A Law360 subscription includes features such as

  • Daily newsletters
  • Expert analysis
  • Mobile app
  • Advanced search
  • Judge information
  • Real-time alerts
  • 450K+ searchable archived articles

And more!

Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

This past year, a handful of attorneys secured billions of dollars in settlements and judgments for both classes and individual plaintiffs against massive companies and organizations like Facebook, Dell, the National Association of Realtors, Johnson & Johnson, UFC and Credit Suisse, earning them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2025.