Legal Opinion
Mumby v. PURE ENERGY SERVICES (USA), INC.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 22, 2011No. 10-8030PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKAY, Circuit Judge.
Pure Energy Services appeals the district court’s decision on summary judgment, which found Pure Energy’s violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to be willful and unreasonable. The thrust of Pure Energy’s argument is that it should be allowed to both rely on and disregard advice of counsel in order to avoid a three-year statute of limitations and liquidated damages. We disagree, and we therefore affirm.
BACKGROUND
Pure Energy, a subsidiary of a Canadian oilfield services company, has provided services to U.S. gas and oil wells since 2004. Its field employees,…
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