Legal Opinion
Hurt v. Commerce Energy, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided March 10, 2015No. Case No. 1:12-CV-00758PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER [Resolving Doc. 810]
JAMES S. GWIN, District Judge.
This is a case about minimum wage and overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)1 and overtime pay under the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act (“Ohio Wage Act”).2 Plaintiffs are door-to-door workers who solicited residential customers for the Defendants’ energy services.
Following a trial on the merits, a jury found Defendants liable for violations of the FLSA and the Ohio Wage Act.3 Defendants now renew the motion for judgment as a matter of law they made at trial. In the alternative, Defendants move for a new…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Quercia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Carol L. Kirchner GAFFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Flood v. Just Energy Mktg. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018
- Davina Hurt v. Commerce Energy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2020
- Martinez v. Superior HealthPlan, Inc.District Court, W.D. Texas · 2019
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- Kevin Flood v. Just Energy Marketing GroupCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2018