Court grants preliminary approval of $17 million class action settlement on behalf of IT employees of AT&T Services in action filed by Plaintiffs Duane Waters, Debra Turner and Rudy Fajardo .
On September 13, 2010, United States District Court Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman granted a motion for preliminary approval of a $17,000,000 settlement of a class action case for unpaid wages on behalf of a class of approximately 671 persons who worked in California for AT&T Services, Inc. as Sr. IT Analysts, Sr. QC Test Analysts and Sr. Database Administrators from August 27, 2005 through September 13, 2010. (Waters v. AT&T Services, Inc. Case No. CV 09-3983 BZ , U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.). The lawsuit was filed by Plaintiffs Duane Waters, Debra Turner and Rudy Fajardo, who are former employees of AT&T Services.
On October 14, 2010, a Notice of Class Action settlement will be mailed to the address each class member has on file with AT&T Services, Inc. If you are a class member and would like to receive monetary compensation from the class action settlement proceeds, you must return a claim form by December 13, 2010. A hearing on the motion for final approval of the settlement is presently scheduled for February 9, 2011 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Below are links to various documents in the case, including the Plaintiffs' Complaint and First Amended, Defendant's Answer to the First Amended Complaint, the Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement, Case Management Statements, and various court orders, including the Court's order granting preliminary approval of the class action settlement, as well as links to the Notice of Class Action Settlement, Claim Form, Exclusion Form and Settlement Agreement.
If you are a member of the class, you should be receiving the Class Notice and Claim Form in the mail. If you have not received these documents, please contact CPT Group at 888-885-3961 or contact our office at 310-396-0731.
PLEASE REVIEW THESE DOCUMENTS AND SUBMIT THE CLAIM FORM BY DECEMBER 13, 2010 TO RECEIVE MONETARY COMPENSATION TO WHICH YOU ARE ENTITLED IN THIS CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. DeSimone or Mr. Seplow at 310-396-0731
Links:
Pleadings and related documents
Class Action Complaint: 8-27-09
First Amended Class Action Complaint: 9-17-09
Defendant's Answer to First Amended Complaint: 10-28-09
Joint Case Management Statement: 12-7-09
Joint Case Management Statement: 5-17-09
Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement and related documents, including Joint Stipulation of Class Settlement
Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement and Provisional Certification of the Class; Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Therof: 7-15-10
Motion for Final Approval of Class Settlement and Related Documents
Motion for Award of Attorneys Fees
Declaration of V. James DeSimone
Declaration of Michael D. Seplow
Declaration of Thomas W. Falvey
Declaration of Barrett S. Litt
Declaration of Douglas Silverstein
Declaration of Matthew Righetti
Declaration of Todd M. Schneider
Supplemental Declaration of Michael D. Seplow -- 2-4-11
Court Orders
First Case Management Order: 12-16-09
Order for Further Briefing and Filing: 8-5-10
Order Amending Order for Preliminary Approval of Class Settlement: 9-30-10
Class Notice, Claim Form, Exclusion Form and Settlement Agreement
