Izaiah Abrams, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Mansari LLC, d/b/a College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida approved an $84,900 settlement resolving an FLSA collective action brought by Izaiah Abrams and opt-in plaintiffs against Mansari LLC. The court found the settlement and negotiated attorney’s fees and costs to be fair and reasonable, dismissed the action with prejudice, and directed the clerk to close the case.

Holdings

1. The settlement was a fair and reasonable compromise of bona fide disputed FLSA claims and was therefore approved.
2. The attorney fees and costs were reasonable, were not the product of collusion, and were negotiated separately from the plaintiffs' underlying settlement.
3. The action was dismissed with prejudice after the settlement was approved.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the proposed FLSA collective-action settlement was a fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute.
2. Whether the attorney fees and costs included in the settlement were reasonable and separately negotiated so that they did not taint the plaintiffs' recovery.
3. Whether the action should be dismissed with prejudice after approval of the settlement.

Disposition

dismissed