Mumby v. PURE ENERGY SERVICES (USA), INC.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that, in the context of employment, “[a]lthough consultation with an attorney may help prove that an employer lacked willfulness, such a consultation is, by itself, insufficient to require a finding in favor of the employer”
• noting that the liquidated damages provision essentially doubles a plaintiff’s damage award
• affirming district court’s finding of willfulness and award of liquidated damages
• “While not a complete defense, an employer may still assert a good-faith reliance on counsel provided it shows ‘(1) a request for advice of counsel on the legality of a proposed action, (2) full disclosure of the relevant facts to counsel, (3

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).