Iocono v. Anastasio

GODDARD, District Judge.

Motion by United Fruit Company to dismiss the amended complaint on the ground of improper venue as to this defendant.

The action is brought by a number of plaintiffs against some seventy defendants for overtime compensation, liquidated damages, and attorneys’ fees under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 201 et seq.

The defendant United Fruit Company is a New Jersey corporation engaged in the business of transporting cargo and passengers in interstate and foreign commerce, principally between New York, other Atlantic ports and Caribbean, Central and South…