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VANDENBERG v. ARAMARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

1100557, 1100560 and 1100561.

81 So.3d 326 (2011)

David VANDENBERG and Elizabeth Beene, individually and for a class of similarly situated persons v. ARAMARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INC., et al. Chloe Compton, Morgan Peppers, and Leigh Ellen Black, individually and for a class of similarly situated persons v. Compass Group, USA, Inc., d/b/a/ Chartwells, et al. John Lane and Natalie Smith, individually and for a class of similarly situated persons v. Sodexo, Inc., et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 30, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Daniel Evans and Alexandria Parrish of The Evans Law Firm, P.C., Birmingham; and John F. Whitaker of Whitaker, Mudd, Simms, Luke & Wells, LLC, Birmingham, for appellants.

Michael F. Walker and John E. Goodman of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Birmingham; and Thomas O. Barnett , F. Chadwick Morriss , Gregory C. Padgett , and Jesse A. Gurman of Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C., for appellees Aramark Educational Services, Inc., and Aramark Educational Services, LLC.

Norma M. Lemley and Michael I. Spearing , office of counsel, University of Alabama System, Tuscaloosa; and Cary T. Wahleim , office of counsel, University of Alabama System, Birmingham, for appellees the Board of Trustees for the University of Alabama and C. Ray Hayes.

Maibeth J. Porter and Bonnie B. Monroe of Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C., Birmingham; and William C. Mayberry and Joshua D. Davey of McGuireWoods, LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, for appellees Compass Group USA, Inc., d/b/a Chart-wells, and Thompson Hospitality Services, LLC.

David R. Boyd and Dorman Walker of Balch & Bingham LLP, Montgomery; and Lee F. Armstrong , gen. counsel, Auburn University, Auburn, for appellees Auburn University, Sarah B. Newton, and Dr. Donald L. Large.

Michael L. Bell , J. Gorman Houston, Jr. , Enrique J. Gimenez , and James W. Gibson of Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC, Birmingham; Thomas G. Slater, Jr. , of Hunton & Williams LLP, Richmond, Virginia; and Walfrido J. Martinez , Ryan A. Shores , and Hillary E. Maki of Hunton & Williams LLP, Washington D.C., for appellees Sodexo, Inc., and Sodexo Operations LLC.

STUART, Justice.

On August 11, 2010, students and former students (hereinafter referred to as "the students") of the University of Alabama ("UA"), Auburn University ("Auburn"), and the University of Alabama at Birmingham ("UAB") (hereinafter referred to collectively as "the universities") filed three separate class-action lawsuits in the Jefferson Circuit Court challenging the legality of so-called "dining-dollars" programs implemented by the universities and pursuant...

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