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Legal Malpractice – Property Improperly Taken for 18th Hole of Golf Course After Law Firm Takes No Action: New Products Corp. v. Butzel Long
Sommers Schwartz attorneys Matthew Turner and David Black filed a legal malpractice lawsuit on behalf of a Benton Harbor company whose land was wrongfully appropriated and incorporated into the ...
  • $6.55 Million Class Action Settlement for Exotic Dancers Claiming Wage & Hour Violations

Sommers Schwartz attorney Jason Thompson secured a $6.55 million settlement on behalf of exotic dancers working at a Deja Vu gentleman’s club. The lawsuit alleged that the plaintiffs were not paid a minimum wage because they were intentionally misclassified as independent contractors and compelled to pay “rent” to the management for the nights they worked. The plaintiffs sought damages for the club’s violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act in a class action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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