Loera, et al., v. Akal Security, Inc., Imperial County Superior Court, Case No. ECU03022
Jun 10, 2011OUTCOME: $9.75 million class action settlement
Class action brought on behalf of over 300 custody officers for overtime, meal and rest period premium wages earned while working for a private contractor at the Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) S ... ervice Processing Center in El Centro, California. After certifying the case as a class action, Mr. King and his co-counsel took the case to trial and won – placing themselves in a small, but distinguished class of lawyers who have prevailed at trial on a wage and hour class action. Prior to the damages phase of the proceedings, the defendant agreed to pay the class $9.75 million in satisfaction of their claims, one of the highest per capita recoveries on any meal and rest break class action.
