Wells Fargo Wage-And-Hour MDL Dismissed After Many Plaintiffs Settle Claims

(November 9, 2015, 2:50 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — A Texas federal judge on Nov. 4 granted a summary judgment motion filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and Wachovia Mortgage Corp. (collectively, Wells Fargo) in a wage-and-hour multidistrict litigation, finding that the claims remaining after many of the plaintiffs settled are barred under the doctrine of res judicata (In re: Wells Fargo Wage and Hour Employment Practices Litigation [No. III], No. 11-2266, S.D. Texas; 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149715)....