Aguilar v. T Bar Management East, LLC
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:19-cv-03867
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Aguilar v. T Bar Management East, Judge Engelmayer approved the parties’ fair and reasonable wage-settlement agreement and ordered the case closed.
The order affected plaintiffs William Aguilar, Alberto Moreno, and Benny Torres; T Bar Management East, LLC, and the other defendants; and plaintiffs’ attorneys Beranbaum Menken LLP and The Law Offices of Jacob Aronauer.
What happened
In Aguilar v. T Bar Management East, LLC, William Aguilar, Alberto Moreno, and Benny Torres brought an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York Labor Law against T Bar Management East, LLC, and other defendants.
The parties submitted a proposed settlement. The agreement provided $17,693.50 to Aguilar, $4,451.46 to Moreno, and $10,896.70 to Torres, plus $16,958.35 in attorneys’ fees for the plaintiffs’ lawyers.
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer found that the settlement was reached through procedurally fair means and was fair and reasonable. He approved the agreement and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- Aguilar v. T Bar Management East, LLC · No. 1:19-cv-03867
- Paul Engelmayer
- Apr. 21, 2020
Background
William Aguilar, Alberto Moreno, and Benny Torres sued T Bar Management East, LLC, and other defendants in an action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law. On April 16, 2020, the parties submitted a proposed settlement agreement and a supporting letter.
Settlement Terms
Under the agreement, the defendants agreed to pay:
- William Aguilar: $17,693.50 - Alberto Moreno: $4,451.46 - Benny Torres: $10,896.70
The defendants also agreed to pay $16,958.35 in attorneys’ fees to Beranbaum Menken LLP and The Law Offices of Jacob Aronauer. The court stated that this amount represented one-third of the total settlement amount, net of costs, allocated to the plaintiffs’ counsel.
Ruling
The court reviewed the agreement and concluded, substantially for the reasons stated in the parties’ letter, that it was fair and reasonable. It found that the agreement had been reached through procedurally fair means and satisfied the settlement-approval standard described in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015). Judge Paul A. Engelmayer therefore approved the agreement and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
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