Legal Opinion
Flores v. Mamma Lombardi's of Holbrook, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 18, 2015No. CV 12-3532(GRB)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GARY R. BROWN, United States Magistrate Judge:
The danger to workers from underpayment by their employers is dear.
The danger of overpaying their lawyers is more subtle.
—Honorable William Pauley III,’
Fujiwara v. Sushi Yasuda Ltd.,
58 F.Supp.3d 424, 429-30 (S.D.N.Y.2014)
In this FLSA matter, the parties have filed motions to, -among other things, approve (1) a class action settlement of $1.375 million to a class of more than 4,000 restaurant workers who were unlawfully denied overtime compensation for hours worked, and (2) an award of one-third of that settlement fund as…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Ass'n v. County of Albany & Albany County Board of ElectionsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Albert Piney, et al. v. City of New York, et al.District Court, S.D. New York · 2026
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