Deja Vu Nightclub Class Action Settlement

Exotic dancers at Deja Vu-affiliated nightclubs have won an $11.3 million class action lawsuit settlement over unpaid minimum wage and other labor law violations. If you worked as an exotic dancer at Deja Vu, Little Darlings, Showgirls, Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club, Gold Club, Barely Legal or Dream Girls within the past six years, you may be entitled to receive a cash payment of up to $500 or Rent Credits of up to $1,000 from the settlement.

The Deja Vu settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, entitled Doe, et al. v. Cin-Lan, Inc., et al., that alleges Deja Vu consulting, Inc., Harry V. Mohney, Cin-Lan, Inc. and other Deja Vu-Affiliated Nightclubs failed to pay minimum wages and unlawfully confiscated tips belonging to exotic dancers and other entertainers performing at nightclubs operating as “Deja Vu,” “Little Darlings,” “Showgirls,” “Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club,” “Gold Club,” “Barely Legal” and “Dream Girls” throughout the U.S.

You’re considered a class member of the Deja Vu minimum wage settlement if you performed as an entertainers at any Deja Vu-affiliated nightclub during the period June 25, 2005 through the present. As a class member of the Deja Vu class action lawsuit settlement, you can receive one of the following settlement benefits:

(1) a one-time cash payment of up to $500, depending on the numbers of dates you performed during the class period at your “Qualifying Club;” or

(3) a “Rent Credit” of up to $1,000 based upon the number of dates performed during the class period at your Qualifying Club. Rent Credits can only be used at the last club you performed at prior to the effective date of the settlement, and will be good for one year.

To claim the settlement benefits, you must submit a valid claim form postmarked by April 11, 2011.  You have until March 20 to exclude yourself or file an objection.

You can find downloadable claim forms and more information on your rights in the Deja Vu Nightclub Class Action Lawsuit Settlement at www.DejaVuSettlement.com.