Gig economy companies increasingly face class action lawsuits brought by their workers. Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Doordash, and Amazon, to name a few, have confronted multiple lawsuits alleging the companies misclassified employees as independent contractors. While the merits of these claims are vigorously debated in the […]
Ellis & Winters congratulates Andrew Chamberlin and Leslie Packer, two of the firm’s founding partners, who were recently recognized in the 2020 edition of “Who’s Who in Product Liability Defence.” Andrew is currently the President of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), and was just named “Lawyer of the […]
Disclaimer: inside baseball, and also baseball, contained within. In baseball’s version of the “pick-off,” a baserunner is caught standing too far from base and tagged out. In the legal world, defendants sometimes “pick off” a class action by mooting the named plaintiff’s individual claim before a class has been certified. […]
Ellis & Winters is pleased to announce our attorneys’ inclusion in “Best Lawyers” 2021 edition. Three of the firm’s partners were named “Lawyer of the Year” for their jurisdiction. Thomas D. Blue, Jr. – Real Estate Litigation, Raleigh Andrew S. Chamberlin – Personal Injury Litigation (Defendants), Triad-area Alex J. Hagan […]