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We are proud of the results we have achieved for our clients. We encourage you to read through our victories below. We also encourage you to compare our results to those of other firms (if they even post them).
Please keep in mind the obvious: a success in one case, even if it seems similar, does not predict or guarantee a similar result in another case. Every case has different circumstances that affect the ultimate outcome.
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Main Claims
Tip pool violation
Incorrect overtime and minimum wage rates
Deductions for uniforms and tools
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $2.44 million for restaurant workers at four Captain George's Seafood Restaurant locations. The Court granted final settlement approval on 5/22/2019.
Service Award to Four Named Plaintiffs: $10,000, $10,000, $10,000, and $2,000
Attorney's Fees: 25%, total of $611,201
Media coverage: Myrtle Beach Online 10/18/17, ABC 15 News 10/17/17
Gagliastre v. Captain George's of South Carolina, LP, No. 2:17-cv-379 (E.D. Virginia)
Incorrect overtime wage rate
Off-the-clock work
Biller & Kimble, LLC lawyer Andrew Biller* negotiated a settlement of $2.4 million for restaurant workers at a chain of Ohio Mexican restaurants. The Court granted final settlement approval on 12/2015.
* Andrew Biller negotiated this settlement while he practiced with his prior law firm, before he co-founded Biller & Kimble, LLC.
Pursuant to the settlement's terms, the parties are not named here.
Under-reimbursement for vehicle costs
Dual Jobs
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $1.42 million for 172 pizza delivery drivers at Domino's Franchise Stores in Southwest Ohio. The Court granted final settlement approval on 1/18/2019.
Service Award to Named Plaintiff: $10,000
Attorney's Fees: 24.6%, total of $348,689
Media Coverage: WCPO Cincinnati 1/14/19, The Takeout 1/14/19, Fox19, 1/15/19
Mullins v. Southern Ohio Pizza, Inc., No. 1:17-cv-426 (S.D. Ohio)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $1.2 million for pizza delivery drivers at Domino's Franchise Stores in Pennsylvania. Biller & Kimble, LLC filed a motion for preliminary settlement approval on 11/14/2019.
Service Award to Named Plaintiff: $10,000 (proposed)
Attorney's Fees: 33.33%, total of $400,000 (proposed)
Sullivan v. Lewisburg Pizza, LLC, No. 3:18-cv-1455 (M.D. Pennsylvania)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $1.14 million for about 460 pizza delivery drivers at Cousin Vinny's Pizza stores mainly in Ohio. The Court granted final settlement approval on 11/25/2019.
Attorney's Fees: 33.33%, total of $380,000
Media Coverage: WDTN Channel 2 News 4/3/17
Brandenburg v. Cousin Vinny's Pizza, LLC, No. 3:16-cv-516 (S.D. Ohio)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $1.1 million for 411 pizza delivery drivers at Domino's Franchise Stores in and around Dayton, Ohio. The Court granted final settlement approval on 10/17/2018.
Media Coverage: Dayton Daily News 10/18/18, The Takeout 1/14/19
Arledge v. Domino's Pizza, Inc., No. 3:16-cv-386 (S.D. Ohio)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $1.06 million for pizza delivery drivers at Domino's Franchise Stores in Southwest Ohio. Biller & Kimble, LLC filed a motion for preliminary settlement approval on 12/20/2019.
Howard v. Southern Ohio Pizza, Inc., No. 1:19-cv-222 (S.D. Ohio)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $915,000 for pizza delivery drivers at Domino's Franchise Stores in Illinois. Biller & Kimble, LLC filed a motion for preliminary settlement approval on 11/04/2019.
Rodino v. NJRM, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-5167 (N.D. Illinois)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $807,500 for pizza delivery drivers at Domino's Franchise Stores located mainly near Chicago Illinois. The Court granted preliminary settlement approval on 11/7/2019.
Young v. Rolling in the Dough, Inc., No. 1:17-cv-7825 (N.D. Illinois)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $750,000 for pizza delivery drivers at Antonio's Pizza stores in Northeast Ohio. The Court granted final settlement approval on 5/17/2019.
Casteel v. Antonio's Pizza, Inc., No. 1:18-cv-1277 (N.D. Ohio)
Failure to pay minimum wages
Deductions for uniforms and dance fees
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $600,000 for exotic dancers and bartenders at Sirens, a Columbus, Ohio strip club. Biller & Kimble also negotiated a change to the club's practices with respect to classifying dancers as employees rather than independent contractors. The Court granted preliminary settlement approval on 12/10/2019.
Service Award to Named Plaintiffs: $15,000 and $10,000 (proposed)
Hogan v. Cleveland Ave Restaurant Inc., No. 2:15-cv-2883 (S.D. Ohio)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $533,000 for pizza delivery drivers at Domino's franchise stores in North Carolina. Biller & Kimble, LLC filed a motion for preliminary settlement approval on 12/20/2019.
Attorney's Fees: 25%, total of $133,000 (proposed)
Chrismon v. Meadow Greens Pizza, No. 5:19-cv-155 (E.D. North Carolina)
Unpaid overtime wages
Biller & Kimble, LLC received summary judgment in the amount of $489,665 in favor of six laborers who drilled holes and installed fiber optics lines for a wireless company. The Court granted summary judgment on 9/29/2019 and allowed Biller & Kimble to make a motion to force the employer to pay attorney's fees and expenses.
Parks v. Central USA Wireless, No. 1:17-cv-448 (S.D. Ohio)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $91,643 on behalf of 22 pizza delivery drivers at six Domino's franchise stores in Colorado and Wyoming. The Court granted final settlement approval on 7/10/2019.
Service Award to Named Plaintiff: $5,000
Attorney's Fees: 33.33%, total of $30,547
Forney v. Wyoming Pizza, Inc., No. 18-cv-87 (D. Wyoming)
Unpaid minimum and overtime wages
Biller & Kimble, LLC attorney Andrew Kimble won a jury verdict in a single-plaintiff lawsuit that alleged unpaid minimum and overtime wages on behalf of a worker at a dance studio. Verdict was received 3/2016.
* Andrew Kimble tried this case while he practiced with his prior law firm, before he co-founded Biller & Kimble, LLC.
Laboda v. Gotta Dance Ohio LLC, No. 14-cv-604 (Court of Common Pleas, Lake County, Ohio)
Biller & Kimble, LLC's attorneys negotiated a settlement of $30,000 on behalf of three tipped employees at a Columbus-area restaurant. The Court approved the settlement on 10/24/2019.
Nazih v. Cafe Istanbul of Columbus, LLC, No. 17-cv-947 (S.D. Ohio)
Biller & Kimble, LLC negotiated a settlement of $27,000 on behalf of one pizza delivery driver at a Domino's franchise store in central Ohio. The driver had signed an arbitration agreement. The Court granted final settlement approval on 10/21/2019.
Call v. CTA Pizza, Inc., No. 2:18-cv-696 (S.D. Ohio)