Steinbach v. Hubbard

51 F.3d 843 63 USLW 2650 , 129 Lab.Cas. P 33,216 , 2 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1089 Justin STEINBACH; Gary Yurina; Robert Wattez; Elizabeth Blasdell; Scott Farlow; David Williams; Leslie Bannerman; Cheryl Bowman; Randy Vanderheiden; Janet Evans; Debbie Talley; Daylon Sweeney, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Steven HUBBARD, and the marital community of Steven and Sheila Hubbard d/b/a Hubbard Ambulance Services; Sheila Hubbard, d/b/a Hubbard Ambulance Services; Hubbard Ambulance Services, a Washington corporation, Defendants, and Care Ambulance Service, a Washington corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-36961. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 7, 1994. Decided April 3, 1995. Steven B. Frank, Martin Garfinkel, Frank & Rosen, Seattle, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Thomas W. Sondag, Lane, Powell, Spears, Lubersky, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. POOLE, Circuit Judge: 1 We are faced with a question of first impression: does successorship liability exist under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. Sec. 201 et seq.? We conclude that it does, but…