Remand Denied In Wage Class Suit; Judge Rules Future Fees Must Be Included

Mealey's (December 13, 2018, 10:33 AM EST) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — The amount in controversy in a wage-and-hour class dispute, including the calculation of future attorney fees, exceeds $5 million, a California federal judge ruled Dec. 3, granting the defendant’s motion to reconsider and denying the plaintiff’s motion to remand (Grant Fritsch v. Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC, No. 17-2226, C.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207049)....