Moreno v. City of New York
- Robert Lehrburger
- 1:22-cv-03358
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Moreno v. City of New York, Judge Lehrburger approved the parties’ fair and reasonable federal wage-law settlement and directed the Clerk to close the case.
The plaintiffs and defendants in this Fair Labor Standards Act case are affected; the approved settlement resolves the matter, and the court directed that the case be closed.
What happened
Moreno v. City of New York is a lawsuit seeking money damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal wage-and-hour law. The parties jointly asked the court to approve their settlement agreement.
The court reviewed the agreement and the parties’ letter explaining why it was fair and reasonable. It considered the risks and costs of continuing the case, possible recovery, the negotiation process, possible fraud or collusion, and attorneys’ fees.
Judge Lehrburger found the settlement fair and reasonable, approved it, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- Moreno v. City of New York · No. 1:22-cv-03358
- Robert Lehrburger
- Feb. 14, 2023
Background
The case is an action for money damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, a federal law governing wages and working hours. The parties jointly asked the court to approve their settlement agreement. They submitted a fully executed copy of the agreement on February 14, 2023.
Court’s Review
The court explained that it must determine whether a settlement of a Fair Labor Standards Act case is fair and reasonable and resulted from genuine negotiations rather than employer overreaching. The court reviewed the settlement agreement and the parties’ detailed letter about its fairness. It also considered the prior proceedings, the risks, burdens, and costs of continuing the case, the possible range of recovery, whether the agreement resulted from negotiations between experienced counsel or the parties, the possibility of fraud or collusion, and the reasonableness of the attorneys’ fees.
Ruling
The court found that the settlement agreement was fair and reasonable and approved it. Judge Robert W. Lehrburger directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The opinion does not state the settlement amount or other settlement terms.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.