Lynn's Food Stores, Inc. v. United States
679 F.2d 1350 (11th Cir. 1982) Cited 3,925 times 24 Legal AnalysesHolding that settlement of an FLSA claim must be approved by either a court or the Department of Labor
Rodriguez v. W. Publ'g Corp.
563 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2009) Cited 1,083 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that settlement was substantively fair and reasonable to the class
Dacanay v. Mendoza
573 F.2d 1075 (9th Cir. 1978) Cited 418 timesHolding that it is "well settled in the usual litigation context that courts have inherent power summarily to enforce a settlement agreement" where the parties are not a protected class of litigants such as minors or class-action plaintiffs
Harris v. Vector Mktg. Corp.
No. C-08-5198 EMC (N.D. Cal. Feb. 6, 2012) Cited 127 timesFinding that cy pres account created after claim period constituted "unclaimed" funds, as a practical matter, because if the account were distributed to the class, the additional payment would not be large enough to convince the vast majority of class members to make a claim
McKeen-Chaplin v. Franklin Am. Mortg. Co.
Case No: C 10-5243 SBA (N.D. Cal. Dec. 18, 2012) Cited 93 timesHolding release was overbroad where there was no "showing that Plaintiffs [were] independently compensated for the broad release of claims unrelated to any dispute regarding FLSA coverage or wages due, including, among others, claims for discrimination under Title VII, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and 'outrageous conduct'"
In re Wash. Public Power Supply Sys.
720 F. Supp. 1379 (D. Ariz. 1989) Cited 120 timesRejecting objections based on "fallacious" assumption that "the case assured certain victory for Plaintiffs"
Donovan v. Sureway Cleaners
656 F.2d 1368 (9th Cir. 1981) Cited 95 times 1 Legal AnalysesUpholding finding of contempt of a 1971 injunction in a contempt proceeding filed in 1975
Bolton v. U.S. Nursing Corp.
No. C 12-4466 LB (N.D. Cal. Oct. 18, 2013) Cited 8 timesApproving settlement where no objections filed, and one of 2,765 class members requested exclusion from settlement
Glass v. UBS Financial Services Inc.
C-06-4068 MMC (N.D. Cal. Jan. 29, 2007) Cited 9 timesJOSEPH GLASS, DANTE DIFRANCESCO, RALPH CARBONE, AND DAVID BACHRACH, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC., corporation; UBS PAINE WEBBER, a corporation; and PAINE WEBBER GROUP INC., a corporation, Defendants. No. C-06-4068 MMC United States District Court, N.D. California. January 29, 2007 [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO REMOVE INCORRECTLY FILED DOCUMENTS MAXINE M. CHESNEY, District Judge For good cause shown, Plaintiffs'
Deane v. Fastenal Co.
Case No.: 11-CV-0042 YGR (N.D. Cal. Nov. 14, 2013) Cited 1 timesCase No.: 11-CV-0042 YGR 11-14-2013 KRISTOPHER DEANE, MICHAEL ROMANO, AND LISA JOHNSON, Plaintiffs, v. FASTENAL COMPANY, Defendant. YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS NOTICE OF TENTATIVE RULING ON JOINT MOTION FOR SETTLEMENT APPROVAL AND JUDGMENT TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING TENTATIVE RULING FOR THE HEARING SCHEDULED ON NOVEMBER 19, 2013, AT 2:00P.M.: Plaintiffs Kristopher Deane, Michael Romano, and Lisa Johnson ("Plaintiffs") and defendant Fastenal Company
Rule 23 - Class Actions
Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 Cited 35,573 times 1241 Legal AnalysesHolding that, to certify a class, the court must find that "questions of law or fact common to class members predominate over any questions affecting only individual members"
Rule 5 - Serving and Filing Pleadings and Other Papers
Fed. R. Civ. P. 5 Cited 22,753 times 16 Legal AnalysesAllowing service by filing papers with the court's electronic-filing system
Section 201 - Short title
29 U.S.C. § 201 Cited 21,222 times 104 Legal AnalysesSetting fourteen as the minimum age for most non-agricultural work
Section 216 - Penalties
29 U.S.C. § 216 Cited 16,645 times 142 Legal AnalysesHolding employers liable for “unpaid minimum wages, or their unpaid overtime compensation”