United States Fourth Circuit

Judgment for defendants after bench trial, on claims of unpaid overtime under FLSA by plaintiff agents - members of the security detail for Saudi Prince Faisal bin Turki bin Nasser Al-Saud - is vacated as to defendant company as plaintiffs were employees, and not independent contractors as found by the district court.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/24/2006
• Decided 08/28/2006
• Published 08/28/2006

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and WILLIAMS and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Charles W. Gilligan, O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Haig Vahan Kalbian, Kalbian & Hagerty, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Francis J. Martorana, Sally M. Tedrow, O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue, Washington, D.C., for Appellants.  Claire A. DeLelle, Kalbian & Hagerty, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellees.