Labor/Employment
Jun. 3, 2026
Appeals court reverses $43M wage case after 19-year legal odyssey
A California appellate court reversed a $43 million judgment against a title company in a wage-and-hour class action filed nearly two decades ago -- finding illegal statistical sampling, a flawed salary analysis, and an unauthorized referee process -- but declined to end the case entirely, ordering a new trial instead.
A California appeals court has reversed a $43 million judgment against a title company in a sprawling, 19-year wage-and-hour class action -- and acknowledged bluntly that "the end is still nowhere in sight."
The 5th District Court of Appeal's opinion in Cortina v. North American Title Company, 2026 DJDAR 4459 (filed May 29, 2026), written by Justice Rosendo Peña Jr., ordered decertification of the plaintiff class and remanded the case for retrial of the name...
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