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By Barbara Grzincic (Reuters) - A federal appeals court has revived https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/znvneweoopl/Arrington%20v%20Burger...

A federal appeals court has revived https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/znvneweoopl/Arrington%20v%20Burger%20King.pdf a potential class action against Burger King over its prior use of a

Singer EAST ST. LOUIS – Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel denied certification of a national class alleging that Jimmy John’s restaurants suppressed wages through a ban on taking jobs at other Jimmy John’s locations.  She posted her decision on the docket on July 23, and sealed the order, giving the parties seven days to submit a joint redacted version.  The class would have included about 600,000 persons at about 2,800 locations.     Thirteen la...

Brandt EAST ST. LOUIS – Economist Hal Singer spoiled his research in a potential class action for Jimmy John’s restaurant employees by mixing hourly and daily wages, Chief U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel ruled on Feb. 16.  Rosenstengel excluded a report Singer wrote for plaintiff Donald Conrad and she denied motions to exclude defense experts who challenged the report.  She found a wage discrepancy made Singer’s statistical regressions unreliable.  �...