Common use of Agreement To Assist Plaintiffs With Records and Data Clause in Contracts

Agreement To Assist Plaintiffs With Records and Data. Southfield Corporation agrees to cooperate in good faith with, and to provide reasonable technical assistance to, Class Counsel with respect to obtaining and understanding Southfield Corporation's operational and financial records, including electronic transaction and customer data, to the extent reasonably necessary for Plaintiffs to provide court-ordered notices to potential Class Members, to facilitate distribution of funds to Class Members, or to otherwise assist Plaintiffs in their prosecution of this Action, up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of attorney time and an additional twenty (20) hours of non-attorney time by paralegals, legal assistants or Southfield Corporation non-attorney personnel. The parties shall cooperate in good faith to minimize the amount of time required by Southfield's attorneys in providing cooperation or assistance to Class Counsel by employing the services of non-attorneys wherever feasible. The obligations set forth in this subparagraph apply both to records and electronic data already provided by Southfield Corporation and, to the extent reasonably necessary, relevant, discoverable and non-privileged, records and electronic data, if any, in Southfield Corporation's possession or control that may be requested by Class Counsel in the future. If Class Counsel finds it necessary to utilize more than twenty (20) hours of attorney time from Southfield's attorneys for cooperation or assistance pursuant to this subparagraph, then such cooperation or assistance will be provided only on the condition that Class Counsel first confirms in writing their agreement to pay the usual and customary hourly rate for each hour, or portion thereof, beyond twenty (20) spent by the attorney(s) who provide the cooperation or assistance to Class Counsel. Likewise, if Class Counsel find it necessary to utilize more than twenty (20) hours of non-attorney time for paralegals or legal assistants employed by Southfield's counsel, or by Southfield non-attorney personnel, for cooperation or assistance pursuant to this subparagraph, then such cooperation or assistance will be provided only on the condition that Class Counsel first confirms in writing their agreement to pay for each hour or portion thereof in excess of twenty (20) spent by paralegals or legal assistants employed by Xxxxxxxxxx's counsel, or Southfield's non-attorney personnel, the reasonable and customary hourly rate charged by Southfield's paralegals and/or legal assistants and a reasonable charge sufficient to fairly compensate Southfield for the lost time of its non-attorney personnel who provide the cooperation or assistance to Class Counsel.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement

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Agreement To Assist Plaintiffs With Records and Data. Southfield Corporation agrees to cooperate in good faith with, and to provide reasonable technical assistance to, Class Counsel with respect to obtaining and understanding Southfield Corporation's operational and financial records, including electronic transaction and customer data, to the extent reasonably necessary for Plaintiffs to provide court-ordered notices to potential Class Members, to facilitate distribution of funds to Class Members, or to otherwise assist Plaintiffs in their prosecution of this Action, up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of attorney time and an additional twenty (20) hours of non-attorney time by paralegals, legal assistants or Southfield Corporation non-attorney personnel. The parties shall cooperate in good faith to minimize the amount of time required by Southfield's attorneys in providing cooperation or assistance to Class Counsel by employing the services of non-attorneys wherever feasible. The obligations set forth in this subparagraph apply both to records and electronic data already provided by Southfield Corporation and, to the extent reasonably necessary, relevant, discoverable and non-privileged, records and electronic data, if any, in Southfield Corporation's possession or control that may be requested by Class Counsel in the future. If Class Counsel finds it necessary to utilize more than twenty (20) hours of attorney time from Southfield's attorneys for cooperation or assistance pursuant to this subparagraph, then such cooperation or assistance will be provided only on the condition that Class Counsel first confirms in writing their agreement to pay the usual and customary hourly rate for each hour, or portion thereof, beyond twenty (20) spent by the attorney(s) who provide the cooperation or assistance to Class Counsel. Likewise, if Class Counsel find it necessary to utilize more than twenty (20) hours of non-attorney time for paralegals or legal assistants employed by Southfield's counsel, or by Southfield non-attorney personnel, for cooperation or assistance pursuant to this subparagraph, then such cooperation or assistance will be provided only on the condition that Class Counsel first confirms in writing their agreement to pay for each hour or portion thereof in excess of twenty (20) spent by paralegals or legal assistants employed by XxxxxxxxxxSouthfield's counsel, or Southfield's non-attorney personnel, the reasonable and customary hourly rate charged by Southfield's paralegals and/or legal assistants and a reasonable charge sufficient to fairly compensate Southfield for the lost time of its non-attorney personnel who provide the cooperation or assistance to Class Counsel.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Settlement Agreement, Settlement Agreement

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Agreement To Assist Plaintiffs With Records and Data. Southfield Corporation Irving Materials, Inc. agrees to voluntarily cooperate in good faith with, and to provide reasonable technical assistance to, Class Counsel with respect to obtaining and understanding Southfield Corporation's IMI’s operational and financial records, including electronic transaction and customer data, to the extent reasonably necessary necessary: (1) for Plaintiffs to provide court-ordered notices to potential Class Members, ; (2) to facilitate distribution of funds to Class Members, : or (3) to otherwise assist Plaintiffs in their prosecution of this Action, up to a maximum of twenty (20) hours of attorney time and an additional twenty (20) hours of non-attorney time by paralegals, legal assistants or Southfield Corporation non-attorney personnel. The parties shall cooperate in good faith to minimize the amount of time required by SouthfieldIMI's attorneys in providing cooperation or assistance to Class Counsel by employing the services of non-non- attorneys wherever feasible. The obligations set forth in this subparagraph apply both to records and electronic data already provided by Southfield Corporation XXX and, to the extent reasonably necessary, relevant, discoverable and non-privileged, records and electronic data, if any, in Southfield Corporation's IMI’s possession or control that may be requested by Class Counsel in the future. If Class Counsel finds it necessary to utilize more than twenty thirty (2030) hours of attorney time from SouthfieldIMI's attorneys for cooperation or assistance pursuant to this subparagraph, then such cooperation or assistance will be provided only on the condition that Class Counsel first confirms in writing their agreement to pay the usual and customary hourly rate for each hour, or portion thereof, beyond twenty thirty (2030) spent by the attorney(s) who provide the cooperation or assistance to Class Counsel. Likewise, if Class Counsel find it necessary to utilize more than twenty thirty (2030) hours of non-attorney time for paralegals or legal assistants employed by Southfield's IMI’s counsel, or by Southfield IMI’s non-attorney personnel, for cooperation or assistance pursuant to this subparagraph, then such cooperation or assistance will be provided only on the condition that Class Counsel first confirms in writing their agreement to pay for each hour or portion thereof in excess of twenty thirty (2030) spent by paralegals or legal assistants employed by Xxxxxxxxxx's XXX’s counsel, or Southfield's non-XXX’s non- attorney personnel, the reasonable and customary hourly rate charged by Southfield's IMI’s paralegals and/or legal assistants and a reasonable charge sufficient to fairly compensate Southfield IMI for the lost time of its non-attorney personnel who provide the cooperation or assistance to Class Counsel. XXX further agrees that it will supply to Class Counsel upon future request affidavits, declarations or certifications as to the authenticity of documents and data, or proffer a 30(b)(6) witness to authenticate documents and data, produced by IMI, and that such assistance regarding document and data authentication shall in all instances be provided without any charge to Class Counsel and shall not be included in the calculation of thirty (30) hours of attorney time and thirty (30) hours of non-attorney time to be provided pursuant to this subparagraph without charge.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Settlement Agreement

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