Tag: moot

SCOTUS Holds that Unaccepted Offer of Judgment Does Not Moot Plaintiff’s Case

1/21/16

By: Matt Foree Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in the Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez case.  In that opinion, the Court held that an unaccepted settlement offer or offer of judgment does not moot a plaintiff’s case, such that the District Court retained jurisdiction to adjudicate the plaintiff Gomez’s complaint…

SCOTUS Rules Employers May “Pick-Off” FLSA Plaintiffs

4/18/13

By: Anthony Del Rio The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its opinion on a case regarding whether an employer may “pick-off” the named plaintiff in a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) collective action. The Court ruled 5-4 in favor of the employer, which means that employers may be able to use a Rule 68 offer of judgment to…