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06Feb

Small Claims? Low Recovery? Big Fees!

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit held that attorneys’ fee awards in FLSA settlements are not limited by principles of “proportionality” between the fees and the amount of the settlement or subject to a 1/3 cap....
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/small-claims-low-recovery-big-fees-17122/

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