Legal Opinion
Barbee v. Big River Steel, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2019No. 18-2255PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRASZ, Circuit Judge.
*1026Paulette Barbee, Administrator of the Estate of Kimberly Hope Gillock (formerly known as Kim Pierce), appeals the district court's order modifying the attorney fees in the parties' settlement agreement. Because the district court lacked authority to review the settled attorney fees, we vacate that portion of its judgment.
I. Background
Kim Pierce filed a proposed class action against Big River Steel, LLC ("Big River Steel") for unpaid overtime wages. She asserted claims under both the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 - 219, and the Arkansas Minimum Wage…
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