Patrick T. Ryan is co-chair of the Appellate Litigation practice of Montgomery McCracken and is a member of the firm’s Class Action Defense practice group. His practice emphasizes commercial litigation, antitrust matters, the defense of professional liability claims, and business litigation involving claims asserted under the federal RICO statute.
New York Court Rejects Defendants’ Attempt to Moot Class Plaintiffs’ Claims By Depositing Funds With the Court
A federal district court judge in New York has denied a request by the defendants in a putative class action to deposit funds with the Clerk of Court in the amount of the defendants’ Rule 68 offer of judgment ($400) – an amount the defendants… Read More
Third Circuit Rules that Plaintiff Cannot Obtain Review of FLSA Decertification Order by Voluntarily Dismissing Case
In a case of first impression, the Third Circuit has ruled that plaintiffs in Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions may not, after a district court decertifies a collective-action class, obtain appellate review of the decertification order by voluntarily dismissing their claims with prejudice and… Read More