Wednesday, February 24, 2010

High Court Rules for Hertz in California Case

Posted by Plus Master at 12:02 PM
 

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that saidHertz Corp. had to face a California class-action lawsuit in state court instead of federal court, a potentially important procedural ruling for the business community.
Business defendants generally prefer to face lawsuits in federal court because they believe state courts like California's are more friendly to plaintiffs.
The high court's unanimous ruling could make it harder for plaintiffs to bring lawsuits against national corporations in California state courts merely because companies do so much business in the nation's most populous state.

At issue was a lawsuit by California employees of Hertz seeking unpaid overtime and vacation wages. Hertz argued that it should not have to defend itself in California courts because it was not a citizen of the state. The company's headquarters is in New Jersey.

Read the full article here on the Wall Street Journal website.

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1 Responses to "High Court Rules for Hertz in California Case"

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