Briggins v. Elwood Tri, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that an across-the-board rate of $125.00 per hour for paralegal time, regardless of the experience or skill of each paralegal, was excessive and reducing the hourly rate for paralegals to $100.00
• stating that in order to be compensated consistently with the FLSA, an employee cannot be compelled to make “side deals” that do not relate to the bona fide disputes over FLSA coverage or wages due
• stating that in order to be compensated consistently with the FLSA, an employee cannot be compelled to make “side deals” that do not relate to the bona fide disputes over FLSA coverage or wages due
• stating that in order to be compensated consistently with the FLSA, an employee cannot be compelled to make “side deals” that do not relate to the bona fide disputes over FLSA coverage or wages due
• noting that even where payment of attorney’s fees does not reduce the compensation negotiated for and payable to an FLSA plaintiff, “the court is required to review for fairness and approve the fee and expenses proposed to be paid by the defendants in the settlement.”
• noting that even where payment of attorney’s fees does not reduce the compensation negotiated for and payable to an FLSA plaintiff, “the court is required to review for fairness and approve the fee and expenses proposed to be paid by the defendants in the settlement.”

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Cited by

3 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Jun Soo Lee v. Guyoungtech USA, Inc.
  S.D. Alabama· 2017-03-23· cited 5×
• New Mexico Garlic Growers v. United States
  Federal Circuit· 2020-03-27· cited 3×
• Guerra v. Flores
  N.D. Alabama· 2015-10-16· cited 2×

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Thomas v. Arn
  Supreme Court· 1986-01-27· cited 28,671×
• Hensley v. Eckerhart
  Supreme Court· 1983-05-16· cited 17,202×
• Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1974-01-21· cited 3,561×
• Ennis Nettles v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida
  Fifth Circuit· 1982-05-17· cited 2,033×
• Barrentine v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1981-04-06· cited 1,393×
• Mattie Norman, Clara Marshall, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The Housing Authority of the City of Montgomery
  Eleventh Circuit· 1988-02-01· cited 1,349×
• Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'Neil
  Supreme Court· 1945-04-23· cited 1,263×
• City of Riverside v. Rivera
  Supreme Court· 1986-06-27· cited 1,221×
• Loranger v. Stierheim
  Eleventh Circuit· 1994-01-04· cited 317×
• D. A. Schulte, Inc. v. Gangi
  Supreme Court· 1946-04-29· cited 312×
• Dees v. Hydradry, Inc.
  M.D. Florida· 2010-04-19· cited 170×
• ACLU of Georgia v. Miller
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-02-23· cited 166×
• Popham v. City of Kennesaw
  Eleventh Circuit· 1987-07-15· cited 132×
• Moreno v. Regions Bank
  M.D. Florida· 2010-08-06· cited 123×
• Kenny Davis v. Lt. James Locke and Lt. Gemelli
  Eleventh Circuit· 1991-07-26· cited 51×
• Hogan v. Allstate Beverage Co.
  M.D. Alabama· 2011-08-15· cited 46×
• Andrews v. United States
  Eleventh Circuit· 1997-09-19· cited 22×
• James v. Wash Depot Holdings, Inc.
  S.D. Florida· 2007-05-14· cited 17×
• Degraff v. SMA Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
  M.D. Florida· 2013-03-05· cited 10×

Other cases named Briggins v. Elwood Tri, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Briggins v. Elwood Tri, Inc.
  N.D. Alabama· 2012-03-29· cited 6×