Sotheby’s Accountant’s Would-Be Class Wage Suit Tossed, for Now

Sotheby’s convinced a federal judge in New Jersey to throw out a proposed class action brought by an accountant who claims he and others were misclassified as independent contractors, rather than employees.

Plaintiff Francis Fenwick failed to establish that the case is worth more than $75,000, that there’s diversity of citizenship between the parties, or that his claims plausibly raise a federal question, Judge Brian R. Martinotti said Monday. As such, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey lacks jurisdiction over the case, he said.

The complaint doesn’t include any allegations about the amount in controversy, Martinotti ...