CAHOO v. SAS INSTITUTE, INC.

Nos. 21-1407/2672.

71 F.4th 401 (2023)

Patti Jo CAHOO, Kristin Mendyk, and Khadija Cole, individuals and on behalf of others similarly situated; Hyon Pak; Michelle Davison, Plaintiffs-Appellees (21-1407), v. SAS INSTITUTE, INC. fka SAS Analytics Inc., Defendant, Fast Enterprises, LLC; CSG Government Solutions, Defendants-Appellees (21-2672), Steven Geskey; Sharon Moffett-Massey, Defendants-Appellants (21-1407), Defendants-Appellees (21-2672), Suzette Marie Heathcote, Proposed Intervenor-Appellant (21-2672).

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jason Hawkins , Debbie K. Taylor , Kimberly K. Pendrick , OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Steven Geskey and Sharon Moffett-Massey. Kevin S. Ernst , ERNST CHARAR & LOVELL, PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Patti Jo Cahoo, Kristin Mendyk, Khadija Cole, Hyon Pak, and Michelle Davison. ON BRIEF: Jason Hawkins, Debbie K. Taylor, Kimberly K. Pendrick, OFFICE OF THE MICHIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lansing, Michigan, for Steven Geskey and Sharon Moffett-Massey. Kevin S. Ernst, Hannah R. Fielstra , ERNST CHARAR & LOVELL, PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Patti Jo Cahoo, Kristin Mendyk, Khadija Cole, Hyon Pak, and Michelle Davison. David M. Blanchard , BLANCHARD & WALKER PLLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for Suzette Marie Heathcote. Stephen J. Rosenfeld , McDONALD HOPKINS LLC, Chicago, Illinois, for CSG Government Solutions. Erik F. Stidham , HOLLAND & HART LLP, Boise, Idaho, Walter J. Piszczatowski , HERTZ SCHRAM PC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Fast Enterprises, LLC.

SUTTON, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court in which MURPHY, J., joined in full. BATCHELDER, J. (pp. 414-28), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


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