Burton v. Kroger Corporation

Court

District Court, E.D. Michigan (E.D. Mich.)
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Assigned judge

Gerald E. Rosen · 3,437 cases in index

Docket number

2:11-cv-12783

Cause

05:704 Labor Litigation
5 U.S.C. § 704

Nature of suit

720 Labor: Labor/Mgt. Relations
Union and collective-bargaining disputes.

Jurisdiction

Federal Question

Jury demand

Plaintiff

Date filed

06/28/2011

Date terminated

04/20/2012

15,449 Labor cases in this court are indexed here.

Parties

• plaintiff · Burton · 1559 cases
• defendant · The Kroger Co Retail - Grocery & Food Stores · 918 cases

Part of a Larger Litigation Pattern

This is one of 919 Labor cases in our index naming The Kroger Co — a possible mass-tort or coordinated-litigation cluster.

• Cherepennikova v. The Kroger Co
  District Court, W.D. WashingtonFiled 03/02/2026
• Henderson v. Kroger Co., The
  District Court, D. ColoradoFiled 02/25/2026
• Teamsters Local No. 795 v. Kroger Co., The
  District Court, D. KansasFiled 04/22/2025
• Morgan v. Kroger Co., The
  District Court, D. ColoradoFiled 03/14/2025
• Wilder v. The Kroger Co
  District Court, S.D. OhioFiled 11/17/2022
• Johnson v. Kroger Co., The
  District Court, N.D. IllinoisFiled 05/06/2022

About Labor Lawsuits

Labor lawsuits involve the employment relationship — unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, union and collective-bargaining disputes, employee benefits under ERISA, and family and medical leave claims.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Burton v. Kroger Corporation?

Burton v. Kroger Corporation is a federal labor lawsuit filed on 06/28/2011 in the District Court, E.D. Michigan. The case was terminated on 04/20/2012. Labor lawsuits involve the employment relationship — unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, union and collective-bargaining disputes, employee benefits under ERISA, and family and medical leave claims.

What type of case is this?

It is classified as “Labor” under the federal nature-of-suit system. Labor lawsuits involve the employment relationship — unpaid wages and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, union and collective-bargaining disputes, employee benefits under ERISA, and family and medical leave claims.

What court is the case in?

The case is in the District Court, E.D. Michigan, docket number 2:11-cv-12783.

When was the case filed?

Burton v. Kroger Corporation was filed on 06/28/2011. It was terminated on 04/20/2012.

What law is the case brought under?

The docket lists the cause as 5 U.S.C. § 704.