International Union, United Mine Workers, Hattie Mae Hilliard v. Jim Walter Resources, Inc.

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• explaining that the plaintiff with the largest financial stake who 7 meets the Rule 23(a) criteria is presumptively the most adequate plaintiff
• rejecting the argument that mines that produce the same product share an “operational purpose” and thus should be considered a “single site of employment”
• “The Union fails to demonstrate that any combination of three of the four mine sites should be considered together as a “single site of employment” under WARN.”
• day-today management and personnel are the “essence of WARN”

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