Source: https://www.fslawfirm.com/blog/decisions-of-interest/
Timestamp: 2019-04-22 08:34:04+00:00

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Fitapelli & Schaffer are recognized leaders in employment law. Our litigated cases have produced consistent results and groundbreaking decisions. Below is a sampling of some recent and notable decisions of interest. Note that this website is not affiliated or endorsed by any of the companies below, but rather provides information regarding court cases involving those companies.
Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Denied.
Granting Final Approval of Class Action Settlement.
Denial of Defendants’ Motion to Compel Arbitration.
Court Grants Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Nationwide Collective Action.
Granting Approval of Notice to Class Regarding Proposed Class and Collective Action Settlement.
Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement.
Court Denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Conditional Class Certification.
Denial of Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Final Judgment and order granting final approval of class action settlement.
Bells Nurses Registry & Employment Agency, Inc.
Judge Grants Motion to Extend the Notice Period for FLSA Opt-ins to Join the Case.
Flood v. Carlson Restaurants Inc.
Court Denies TGI Fridays’ Motion to Dismiss and Change Venue.
Court Orders Chipotle to Turn Over Privileged Documents.
Plaintiffs’ Motion for Nation-Wide Conditional Certification Granted.
Chipotle Loses Motion For Protective Order.
Final Approval of Seven Figure Class Action Settlement.
Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Amend the Complaint and Ruling that the Accepted Rule 68 does not moot the case.
Denying Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment as to Willfulness, Executive Exemption and Administrative Exemption for Salaried Assistant Managers.
Granting Plaintiffs’ motion to amend the complaint.
Juarez v. 449 Restaurant Inc.
Order Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion to Limit Scope of Discovery in a Class Action.
Order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment.
Decision Granting Appeal in Favor of Yankee Stadium Workers.
Decision Granting Default Judgment of over $9 Million in Unpaid Wages and Overtime.
Denial of Chipotle’s motion to appeal conditional certification.
Final judgment and order granting final approval of a seven-figure class action settlement.
Granting Motion for Conditional Certification under the FLSA for all locations Nation-Wide since November 2008.
Granting Plaintiffs’ motion to amend the complaint to add a parent company and individual Defendants.
Denying Defendants’ motion to dismiss based on the recent Supreme Court Case, Genesis Healthcare.
Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Collective Action Certification pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Granting Plaintiff’ Motion to Dismiss Counterclaims and Denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Final Approval of Class Action Settlement of $750,000 covering servers and runners at Old Yankee Stadium.
Preliminary approval of class action settlement on behalf of workers at Old Yankee Stadium.
Decision granting class certification and appointing Fitapelli & Schaffer as Class Counsel.
Girault v. Supersol 661 Amsterdam, LLC.
Order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for order conditionally certifying settlement class and preliminarily approving class action settlement.
Lovaglio v. W & E Hospitality Inc.
Proposed order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of settlement, conditional certification of the settlement class, appointment of Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP as class counsel, and approval of the proposed notice of settlement and class action procedure.
Order granting Plaintiff’s motion for conditional certification of the collective action, to compel Defendant to provide information regarding similarly situated employees for the six-year period prior to the lawsuit, and for court-authorized notice under § 216(b) of the FLSA.
Anthony v. Franklin First Financial, Ltd.
Order awarding Attorneys’ fees and all costs.
Benavidez v. Plaza Mexico Inc.
Order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for certification of settlement class, final approval of a six-figure class action settlement, and approval of FLSA settlements, granting Plaintiffs’ motion for approval of attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses, and granting Plaintiffs’ motion for class representative service awards.
Order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of settlement, conditional certification of the settlement class, appointment of Outten &amp; Golden LLP and Fitapelli &amp; Schaffer, LLP as class counsel, and approval of the proposed notice of settlement and class action procedure.
Karic v. Major Automotive Companies, Inc.
O’Dell v. AMF Bowling Centers, Inc.
Order granting Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of settlement, conditional certification of the settlement class, appointment of Outten &amp; Golden LLP and Fitapelli &amp; Schaffer, LLP as class counsel, and approval of Plaintiffs’ proposed notice of settlement and class action procedure.

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