Judge Finds Amount-In- Controversy Requirement Not Met, Remands UCL Claims

(August 18, 2016, 12:41 PM EDT) -- FRESNO, Calif. — After finding that an employer's calculation of the amount in controversy in a class action filed in relation to wage claims was speculative, a Califronia federal judge on Aug. 16 granted a former employee's motion to remand his claims for violation of California labor laws and unfair competition law (UCL) to state court (David Dobbs, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. Wood Group PSN Inc., an unknown entity, No. 1:16-CV-00838, E.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 108714)....