Legal Opinion
Dalheim v. KDFW-TV
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided May 4, 1989No. Civ. A. CA3-85-0894-DPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FITZWATER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, who prevailed in their action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to recover unpaid overtime compensation, move the court for an award of liquidated damages or prejudgment interest. Following an evidentiary hearing, the court finds and concludes 1 that defendant, KDFW-TV (“KDFW”), has demonstrated that the acts and omissions giving rise to its violation of the FLSA were undertaken in good faith and upon reasonable grounds. The court determines, in its sound discretion, that liquidated damages should not be awarded and…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- McLaughlin v. Richland Shoe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Laffey v. Northwest Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Trudy WALTON, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED CONSUMERS CLUB, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Thompson v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Bruce Barcellona, Cross-Appellants v. Tiffany English Pub, Inc., D/B/A Tgi Friday's, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Edward W. Dalheim v. Kdfw-TvCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Fegley v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Lisa A. Hultgren Victoria M. Smith and Daniel R. Turner v. County of Lancaster, Nebraska, a Political Subdivision of the State of NebraskaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Fegley v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Burgess v. Catawba CountyDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1992
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