WALLACE v. GRUBHUB HOLDINGS, INC.

Nos. 19-1564 & 19-2156.

970 F.3d 798 (2020)

Carmen WALLACE, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GRUBHUB HOLDINGS, INC., and Grubhub, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 4, 2020.

Rehearing En Banc Denied September 9, 2020


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shannon Erika Liss-Riordan , Thomas Fowler , Attorneys, LICHTEN & LISSRIORDAN, P.C., Boston, MA, James B. Zouras , Ryan F. Stephan , Attorneys, STEPHAN ZOURAS, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Todd M. Church , Attorney, LITTLER MENDELSON P.C., Chicago, IL, Robert William Pritchard , Joshua Vaughn , Attorneys, LITTLER MENDELSON, Pittsburgh, PA, Andrew Michael Spurchise , Attorney, LITTLER MENDELSON, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Jennifer Bennett , Attorney, GUPTA WESSLER, San Francisco, CA, for Amicus Curiae PUBLIC JUSTICE.

Cory L. Andrews , Attorney, WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae WASHINGTON LEGAL FOUNDATION.

Archis Ashok Parasharami , Attorney, MAYER BROWN LLP, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS.

Before Bauer, Kanne, and Barrett, Circuit Judges.


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