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Reid et al v. Supershuttle International, Inc. et al

MEMORANDUM: For the reasons stated, the Plaintiffs' motions for final approval of the settlement, certification of a settlement class, appointment of class representatives and counsel, approval of case contribution awards and an award of expenses and attorney's fees will be granted in separate orders. Ordered

26 Cited authorities

  1. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Visa U.S.A., Inc.

    396 F.3d 96 (2d Cir. 2005)   Cited 755 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that decision to grant or reject objector's motion for discovery regarding fairness of settlement depended on "whether or not the District Court had before it sufficient facts intelligently to approve the settlement offer"

  2. Goldberger v. Integrated Resources, Inc.

    209 F.3d 43 (2d Cir. 2000)   Cited 867 times
    Holding that risk must be measured at the time the lawsuit is filed

  3. Shahriar v. Smith Wollensky Rest. Grp., Inc.

    659 F.3d 234 (2d Cir. 2011)   Cited 511 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that collective actions under the FLSA encompass only FLSA violations

  4. Denney v. Deutsche Bank AG

    443 F.3d 253 (2d Cir. 2006)   Cited 597 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding "no class may be certified that contains members lacking Article III standing"

  5. Consol. Rail Corp. v. Town of Hyde Park

    47 F.3d 473 (2d Cir. 1995)   Cited 744 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "numerosity is presumed at a level of 40 members"

  6. City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation

    495 F.2d 448 (2d Cir. 1974)   Cited 1,387 times
    Holding that Section 4 does not authorize award of attorney's fees to a plaintiff who settles his claim with the defendant

  7. McDaniel v. County of Schenectady

    595 F.3d 411 (2d Cir. 2010)   Cited 365 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding courts may award attorney's fees in common fund cases under either the lodestar or percentage method

  8. D'Amato v. Deutsche Bank

    236 F.3d 78 (2d Cir. 2001)   Cited 411 times
    Holding that the district court properly concluded that 18 objections from a class of 27,883 weighed in favor of settlement

  9. Cordes v. A.G. Edwards

    502 F.3d 91 (2d Cir. 2007)   Cited 252 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that assignees properly stood before the court "in the shoes of" class members as "assimilated members of the class."

  10. Damassia v. Duane Reade, Inc.

    250 F.R.D. 152 (S.D.N.Y. 2008)   Cited 213 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that class and collective actions "'are mutually exclusive,' so suits seeking relief under the FLSA may proceed only through a collective action, and not a class action" (quoting Lachapelle v. Owens-Illinois, Inc., 513 F.2d 286, 289 (5th Cir. 1975))

  11. Rule 23 - Class Actions

    Fed. R. Civ. P. 23   Cited 34,840 times   1232 Legal Analyses
    Holding 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"

  12. Section 213 - Exemptions

    29 U.S.C. § 213   Cited 4,600 times   252 Legal Analyses
    Exempting salaried employees from the FLSA's overtime pay requirement

  13. Section 142-2.2 - Overtime rate

    N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 12 § 142-2.2   Cited 620 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Adopting most FLSA exemption categories, including outside salesman