BEJIL v. ETHICON, INC.

No. 00-10847.

269 F.3d 477 (2001)

Richard BEJIL, Jr.; Damien Cooper; Gwen Harris; Deborah K. Juarez; Mary Lou Garcia; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ETHICON, INC., Defendant-Appellee. Carmen Aguirre; Sylvia Aguirre; Janie Cardenas; Carolyn J. Davis; Benny T. Cruz; et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Ethicon, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip R. Russ (argued), John L. Lesly, Lesly & Russ, Amarillo, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Regina Claire Williams, Thompson & Knight, Austin, TX, Bennett W. Cervin, Bryan Patrick Neal (argued), Thompson & Knight, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JONES, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Employees of Ethicon, Inc. ("Ethicon"), a maker of surgical sutures and needles, sued Ethicon under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), alleging that Ethicon illegally failed to pay them for time spent donning and doffing clothing before and after work. The Ethicon employees originally filed their suits as two separate actions under the names of Richard Bejil, et al. and Carmen Aguirre, et al., and the district court consolidated the two actions. These...

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