United States Third Circuit

In plaintiffs' action against companies affiliated with their now bankrupt, former employer, alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and other claims, district court's denial of plaintiffs' motion to recertify the case as a class action is vacated and remanded as the district court not only failed to follow Rule 23(g) but also failed to apply the alternative standard it identified for determining the adequacy of counsel to the facts before it.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/15/2010
• Decided 05/28/2010
• Published 05/28/2010

Judges

• Before SLOVITER and HARDIMAN, Circuit Judges, and POLLAK, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martin P. Schrama, Esq. [Argued], Stark & Stark, Princeton, NJ, for Petitioners, Lawrence Sheinberg and Giles Hazel.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin R. Krantz, Esq. [Argued], Stahl Cowen Crowley Addis, LLC, Chicago, IL, for Respondents, Robert Sorensen, et al.