Nieves Romero Rivera v. Silver Star Cleaners Inc.
- Paul Crotty
- 1:18-cv-04427
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Romero Rivera v. Silver Star Cleaners, Judge Crotty approved a revised Fair Labor Standards Act settlement as fair and reasonable.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the Fair Labor Standards Act case, whose revised settlement was approved and whose case was directed to be closed.
What happened
In Romero Rivera v. Silver Star Cleaners, the parties submitted a revised settlement in a Fair Labor Standards Act case. The court had rejected their original agreement because it included confidentiality and consent-judgment provisions and released too many of the plaintiffs’ claims.
The revised agreement addressed those concerns. The court reviewed it under the requirement that Fair Labor Standards Act settlements be fair and reasonable.
Judge Crotty approved the revised settlement and granted the request for approval. The court said it would separately approve the parties’ dismissal agreement, which would dismiss the case with prejudice, and directed the clerk to close the case.
The detailed version
- Nieves Romero Rivera v. Silver Star Cleaners Inc. · No. 1:18-cv-04427
- Paul Crotty
- June 14, 2022
Background
The parties submitted a revised settlement agreement in this Fair Labor Standards Act case. The court explained that, under the Second Circuit’s decision in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., it had to determine whether the settlement was fair and reasonable.
The court had previously rejected the parties’ original agreement. According to the opinion, that agreement contained provisions referring to confidentiality and judgment on consent, as well as an overbroad release of the plaintiffs’ claims.
Ruling
The court found that the revised settlement addressed its earlier concerns. For the reasons stated in its prior opinion, the court approved the revised settlement agreement as fair and reasonable. The request to approve the proposed settlement agreement was granted.
The court stated that it would separately approve the parties’ stipulation of voluntary dismissal with prejudice. It also directed the clerk to close the case.
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