Wang v. CLL Brothers, Inc.

Background

Zhengjian Wang brought this Fair Labor Standards Act case on his own behalf and on behalf of others similarly situated against CLL Brothers, Inc., doing business as Fuji Sushi, and Qing Chen, Horng Biau Lee, and Sum Tan Lau, also known as Sum Tan Liu and “John” Liu. The opinion states that the parties reached an agreement on all issues on November 4, 2019.

Settlement and Required Filing

After learning about the settlement, the Court notified the parties that the action would not be dismissed with prejudice unless the settlement agreement was approved by the Court or the Department of Labor. A dismissal with prejudice would end the case and bar refiling of the dismissed claims. The Court ordered the parties to submit a letter motion and the settlement agreement by December 16, 2019 if they wanted dismissal with prejudice. If they did not want that dismissal, they were required to notify the Court by the same date.

Disposition

Judge Analisa Torres ordered the parties to submit the required letter motion and settlement agreement by December 16, 2019, or notify the Court that they did not wish to dismiss the action with prejudice. The order did not approve the settlement or dismiss the action.