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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 4, 2021

Lazo v. Valdome Inc.

Judge
Lewis Liman
Docket
1:20-cv-00982
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureFee Petition
In one sentence

In Lazo v. Valdome Inc., Judge Liman approved the parties’ settlement as fair and reasonable, including attorney’s fees and costs.

Who this affects

Manuel N. Lazo and the defendants identified in the caption, including Valdome, Inc.; the approved settlement and award of attorney’s fees and costs affect the parties and their attorneys.

What happened

In Lazo v. Valdome Inc., the court reviewed a settlement agreement dated January 18, 2021, and an addendum filed February 3, 2021.

The court said the settlement was fair and reasonable. It also approved the award of attorney’s fees and costs.

Judge Lewis J. Liman approved the settlement for the reasons stated on the record on January 18, 2021. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s specific terms.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Lazo v. Valdome Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-00982
Judge
Lewis Liman
Date
Feb. 4, 2021

Background

The court considered a settlement agreement dated January 18, 2021, identified as Docket No. 43. The agreement was amended by an addendum filed February 3, 2021, identified as Docket No. 46-1. The opinion does not state the underlying claims or describe the settlement’s specific terms.

Ruling

For the reasons stated on the record on January 18, 2021, the court approved the settlement agreement and addendum as fair and reasonable. The approval included the award of attorney’s fees and costs. The court cited Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015).

Disposition

Judge Lewis J. Liman entered the order approving the settlement and the award of attorney’s fees and costs.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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