EBERLINE v. DOUGLAS J. HOLDINGS, INC.

No. 19-1781.

982 F.3d 1006 (2020)

Joy EBERLINE; Tracy Poxson; Cindy Zimmermann, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DOUGLAS J. HOLDINGS, INC.; Douglas J. AIC, Inc.; Douglas J. Exchange, Inc.; Douglas J. Institute, Inc.; Scott A. Weaver; TJ Weaver, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 17, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Matthew T. Nelson , WARNER NORCROSS + JUDD LLP, Grand Rapids, Michigan, for Appellants. John C. Philo , SUGAR LAW CENTER FOR ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Matthew T. Nelson , Amanda M. Fielder , WARNER NORCROSS + JUDD LLP, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Adam T. Ratliff , WARNER NORCROSS + JUDD LLP, Southfield, Michigan, for Appellants. John C. Philo , Anthony D. Paris , SUGAR LAW CENTER FOR ECONOMICS & SOCIAL JUSTICE, Detroit, Michigan, Kathryn Bruner James , GOODMAN HURWITZ & JAMES, P.C., Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.

COLE, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court in which STRANCH, J., joined, and BATCHELDER, J., joined in part. BATCHELDER, J. (pp. 1019-28), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


OPINION

Plaintiffs Joy Eberline, Tracy Poxson, and Cindy Zimmermann are former cosmetology school students who sued defendants Douglas J. Holdings, Inc., Douglas J AIC, Inc., Douglas J. Exchange, Inc., Douglas J. Institute, Inc., Scott Weaver, and T.J. Weaver (collectively, "Douglas J"), the operators of the Michigan...

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