· 8/1/1991
Unytite, Inc. v. Lohr Structural Fasteners, Inc.
Citations
- 768 F. Supp. 665
- 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10762
- 1991 WL 144111
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that a period of longer than “a few months after the motion has been fully briefed” is an extraordinary circumstances warranting equitable tolling to prevent opt-in plaintiffs from “los[ing] out on the potential benefits” of the action
- requiring “modest factual showing of common, unlawful - conduct and provide some indication of harm to employees.”
- granting conditional certification to “nurses and hospital employees who are engaged in the direct care of patients” and noting that “[t]he nature of their interrupted meal breaks was affected by the demands of patient care”
- “At this stage of the proceedings, plaintiffs must make a modest factual showing of common, unlawful conduct and provide some indication of harm to employees.”
- “At this stage of -the proceedings, plaintiffs must make a modest factual showing of common, unlawful conduct and provide some indication of harm to employees.”
- 24-month delay in ruling on pending motion for conditional certification was extraordinary circumstance justifying equitable tolling
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Judges: Bua
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