What Do Plaintiffs And Their Lawyers Get?. To date, Class Counsel has not been compensated for any of their work on the Lawsuits since 2017. As part of the Settlement, Class Counsel will apply to the Court to separately award them an amount of $1,482,242.64 to pay their attorneys’ fees and $66,403.25 to pay their expenses. Defendants have agreed not to object to Class Counsel’s application for these fees and expenses. In addition, the Defendants have agreed not to object to incentive payments to the named Plaintiffs as follows: $15,000 to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and to Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, $7,500 to Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxxx and to Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, and $5,000 to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx and to Xxxxx Xxxxx. This payment is designed to compensate the named Plaintiffs for their time, effort, and risk undertaken in pursuing litigation. Class Counsel shall file their application for a fee award and class service awards no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the Fairness Hearing. A copy of that application will be available on the Settlement Website. The Court will determine the amount of attorneys’ fees and expenses as well as the amount of incentive payments. Any award of attorneys’ fees, expenses, and incentive payments shall be in addition, not part of or subject to, the Settlement Amount of $4,940,808.80.
What Do Plaintiffs And Their Lawyers Get?. To date, Class Counsel has not been compensated for any of their work on this case. Class Counsel for the Ohio Action may apply to the Court for an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses which shall be comprised of Class Counsel’s lodestar and expenses in the Ohio Action, in an amount within a range agreed to by the Parties. Class Counsel for the California Action may apply to the Court for an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses in an amount not to exceed $225,000.00 to which Tristar agrees not to object. The Court will determine the appropriate fee of Class Counsel. In addition, the Plaintiffs, who are the named Class Representatives in this case, may apply to the Court for a payment up to $10,000 each. This payment is designed to compensate the named Class Representatives for the time, effort, and risks they undertook in pursuing the Litigation and for any personal or property injuries they may have sustained. Class Representatives and their lawyers will file a motion with the Court in support of their applications for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses and a payment to the Class Representatives. A copy of that motion will be available on the Settlement Website. The Court will determine the amount of fees, costs, expenses, and payments to the Class Representatives.
