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An Epic Timeline: The Cases That Set the Stage, Law360

Thursday, May 23, 2019

Morgan Lewis partner Harry Johnson was interviewed by Law360 about his work on the National Labor Relations Board that helped lay the groundwork for the 2018 Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, which upheld the legality of class action waivers.  "I was happy and proud to be a modest part of this process of working out in litigation whether there was a conflict between these two laws and how to resolve it, because I did think it was very important," Harry said in the article. "Regardless of what view ultimately prevailed, I think it was a good process in the sense that by the time this issue got to the Supreme Court, all views had been fully aired about what the [NLRA's] relationship should be to the Federal Arbitration Act. So, it wasn't a situation where the Supreme Court walked in and there had not been robust discussion over this."

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