Legal Opinion
McKenna v. Champion International Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 6, 1984No. 83-2402PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us in this age-discrimination class action is whether the district court properly ordered that prospective class members be notified of their right to join in the action. Because the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 216(b) (1982), which governs such class actions, differs substantially from Fed.R.Civ.P. 23, we reverse.
In 1977, Hoerner Waldorf Corp. merged into Champion International Corp. Royal *1212McKenna, a former Hoerner Vice-President, brought suit in October, 1980, against Champion, alleging that he was discharged because of his age in…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Vance v. BradleySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. v. SperlingSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Sperling v. Hoffman-La Roche, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1988
- The United States v. Lester CookCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- Sperling v. Hoffman-La Roche Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- 48 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1010, 48 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 38,460 Richard Sperling, Frederick Hemsley and Joseph Zelauskas, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Hoffman-La Roche Inc., a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
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