Irizarry v. Cortlandt Associates LLC
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:19-cv-09602
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Irizarry v. Cortlandt Associates LLC, Judge Schofield approved the FLSA settlement, granted counsel $21,400.68, and closed the case.
Eladio Irizarry, his counsel, Cortlandt Associates LLC, the other defendants, and the parties to the settlement.
What happened
In Irizarry v. Cortlandt Associates LLC, Eladio Irizarry brought a case under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage-and-hour law. The parties submitted a joint letter and settlement agreement to the court.
They also submitted documents supporting the requested expenses and costs. The opinion does not describe the specific claims or settlement terms beyond the payments ordered.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield approved the settlement as fair and reasonable, granted the request for $21,400.68 for the plaintiff’s counsel, ordered the rest of the settlement distributed to the plaintiff, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- Irizarry v. Cortlandt Associates LLC · No. 1:19-cv-09602
- Lorna Schofield
- Dec. 14, 2020
Background
The action arose under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The parties filed a joint letter, a settlement agreement, and supporting documentation for the requested expenses and costs.
Ruling
The court approved the settlement agreement as fair and reasonable, considering the nature and scope of the plaintiff’s claims and the risks and expenses of further litigation. The court granted the plaintiff’s counsel’s request for $21,400.68 and directed that the remainder of the settlement be distributed to the plaintiff. Because of the settlement, the court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Effect
The order approved the parties’ settlement, authorized the specified payment to plaintiff’s counsel, directed payment of the remainder to Eladio Irizarry, and ended the case on the court’s docket.
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