Will the Third Courthouse Provide the Charm in Case Involving Use of Volunteers in Concession Stands?
By Jeffrey Birren
Plaintiff Matthew Leonard filed a putative class action against the operator of concession stands at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, claiming various violations of both state and federal law for allegedly not paying minimum wage to certain concession stand workers. Leonard filed the complaint in the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri. Delaware North removed it to federal court in the Western District of Missouri. Once there, Delaware North moved for a transfer of venue t