Class Counsel Fees and Costs. Class Counsel shall be entitled to apply to the Court for an award of Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s attorneys’ fees in a total amount not to exceed 30% of the Settlement Sum, i.e., $11,467,500, plus their litigation expenses. The Parties agree that Class Counsel will hold back $100,000 per year of their awarded fees for each of the three years of the term of the Programmatic Relief for their work in monitoring said Programmatic Relief. The Claims Administrator will maintain this portion of the Court-awarded attorneys’ fees in escrow. Payment of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses shall be made exclusively from the Settlement Sum. Defendants’ payment of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses from the Settlement Sum shall constitute full satisfaction of Defendants’ obligation to pay any person, attorney or law firm for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses incurred on behalf of the Settlement Class and the Named Plaintiffs and shall relieve Defendants from any other claims or liability to any other attorney or law firm or person for any attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs to which any of them may claim to be entitled on behalf of the Settlement Class or any of the Named Plaintiffs that are in any way related to the Released Claims or claims released by Named Plaintiffs Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx and Xxxx XxXxxxxxxxx in their individual release agreements or in any way related to attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs incurred with respect to the prosecution of Xxxx Xxxxxxxx’x individual claims up through and including the Effective Date. Class Counsel agree to indemnify and hold Defendants harmless from any claims, demands, deficiencies, levies, assessments, executions, judgments or recoveries of any amounts claimed due by any attorney or experts as fees for any work performed for or on behalf of Named Plaintiffs or the Settlement Class Members in this Action, whether a matter of record or not. Class Counsel further agree to hold Defendants harmless from any costs, expenses, or damages, including Defendants’ own attorneys’ fees sustained by Defendants by reason of any such claim.
Class Counsel Fees and Costs. Any award of attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses to Class Counsel shall be payable solely from the Escrow Account and taken from the Settlement Fund, and is subject to Court approval. The determination of Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees shall be based on controlling Third Circuit precedent involving the award of fees in common fund class actions. Notwithstanding anything herein, the Court’s failure to approve, in whole or in part, any award of attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses to Class Counsel shall not prevent the Agreement from becoming effective, nor shall it be grounds for termination. In the event the Court declines to approve, in whole or in part, the payment of attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses to Class Counsel in the amounts sought by Class Counsel, or at all, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. The Parties negotiated and reached this Agreement only after reaching agreement on all other material terms of this Settlement.
Class Counsel Fees and Costs. Class Counsel shall be entitled to apply to the Court for an award of Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s attorneys’ fees in a total amount not to exceed 25% of the Settlement Fund, i.e., $8,125,000.00, plus their litigation expenses. Payment of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses shall be made exclusively from the Settlement Fund. Defendant’s payment of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses from the Settlement Fund shall constitute full satisfaction of Defendant’s obligation to pay any person, expert, attorney or law firm for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses incurred on behalf of the Settlement Class and Named Plaintiffs, and shall relieve Defendant from any other claims or liability to any other attorney or law firm or person or expert for any attorneys’ fees, expenses and costs to which any of them may claim to be entitled on behalf of the Settlement Class or any of the Named Plaintiffs that are in any way related to the Released Claims or claims released by Named Plaintiffs in their individual release agreements. Class Counsel shall also petition the Court for Service Awards for the services of Named Plaintiffs to the Class.
Class Counsel Fees and Costs. Plaintiffs’ counsel will apply for, and United Liberty will not object to, Plaintiffs’ counsel receiving an award of attorneys’ fees and expense reimbursements in an amount not to exceed $315,000. This amount will be paid separately by United Liberty and will not reduce any benefit provided for the Class or Class Representatives as provided for above. The attorneys’ fees set forth herein will be paid by United Liberty within ten (10) business days after any and all appeal rights regarding the Final Approval Order have been exhausted.
Class Counsel Fees and Costs. 11 Class Counsel will apply to the Court for an award of attorneys’ fees in a total amount not 12 to exceed one third (33.3%) of the Total Settlement Payment (inclusive of attorneys’ fees on the 13 PAGA Payment), i.e., Eight Million Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($8,325,000), 14 and reimbursement of documented litigation Costs and Expenses not to exceed One Million Three 15 Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,350,000).
Class Counsel Fees and Costs. 11 Class Counsel will apply to the Court for an award of attorneys’ fees in a total amount not 12 to exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the Total Settlement Payment (inclusive of attorneys’ fees 13 on the PAGA Payment), i.e., Twenty Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 14 ($29,500,000.00), and reimbursement of litigation expenses not to exceed One Million Five 15 Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00). 16 Google and its attorneys will not oppose any applications for attorneys’ fees, costs or 17 expenses by Class Counsel as set forth above. The Settlement Administrator will issue to Class 18 Counsel a Form 1099 with respect to the awarded attorneys’ fees and costs.
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