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May 11, 2011
Elena R. Baca
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Location: Los Angeles Practice type: Litigation Practice specialty: Employment
While class actions are facing an increasingly hostile environment, Baca doesn't see them easing up.
"We are continuing to see a trend of employment cases, from an individual plaintiff's case against a company to many plaintiffs firms trying to transform this into class actions," she said.
In wage and hour claims, for instance, plaintiffs counsel might try to show that there is a larger class involved.
Why is this happen...
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