Legal Opinion
Knepper v. Rite Aid Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 27, 2012No. 11-1684, 11-1685PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a putative conflict between an opt-out Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3) damages class action based on state statutory wage and overtime laws that parallel the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and a separately filed opt-in collective action under 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) of the FLSA. Both suits allege violations arising from the same conduct or occurrence by the same defendant. At issue is whether federal jurisdiction over the Rule 23 class action based solely on diversity under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d), is…
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