Legal Opinion
Babineau v. Federal Express Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 27, 2009No. 08-16227PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDENFIELD, District Judge:
Plaintiffs, who are hourly employees of defendant Federal Express Corporation, Inc. (“FedEx”), appeal the district court’s denial of class certification. They assert claims of breach of contract and unjust enrichment resulting from FedEx’s failure to pay employees for “all hours worked.” The district court concluded that certification was improper primarily because individualized factual inquiries into whether and how long each employee worked without compensation would swamp any issues that were common to the class. The sole question before this Court is whether the…
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