Unopposed Defense Request for Pretrial Coordination of Class Action Lawsuits Alleging Violations of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 Granted by Judicial Panel
A dozen class action lawsuits were filed against Wayne Farms LLC alleging violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); specifically, the various class action complaints claimed that defendant failed to pay employees compensation due under the FLSA. In re Wayne Farms LLC Fair Labor Standards Act Litig., ___ F.Supp.2d ___, 2007 WL 3307545, *1 (Jud.Pan.Mult.Lit. November 2, 2007). Defense attorneys filed a motion with the Judicial Panel for Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) requesting centralization of the class actions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407 in the Southern District of Mississippi. _Id._ Plaintiffs in each of the class action lawsuits supported the motion, and the Judicial Panel agreed that pretrial coordination would “eliminate duplicative discovery; prevent inconsistent rulings on pretrial motions…; and conserve the resources of the parties, their counsel and the judiciary. _Id._ Accordingly, the Panel granted the defense motion and centralized the FLSA class action lawsuits in the Mississippi district court, _id._
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