TOMPKINS et al v. FARMERS GROUP, INC. et al

Filing 103

OPINION/ORDER THAT THE COURT HEREBY APPROVES THE TERMS OF THE PROPOSED $775,000.00 SETTLEMENT COMMEMORATED IN THE PARTIES' SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AS FAIR, REASONABLE, AND ADEQUATE. THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL CLOSE THIS CASE. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR ON 9/27/17. 9/27/17 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(ky, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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WOODROW TOMPKINS; DAVID AMMON;
GARY BASSLER; ANTHONY DEFRANCESCO;
SCOTT MUMLEY; CARLOS NAVARRO;
ADAM WAYCHOFF; JUSTIN ROUNDABUSH;
MARK MORRILL; KEVIN HAYNES; and
JEFF ROUNDTREE, individually and for all those
similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,
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FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE,
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Defendant.
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No. 5:14-cv-3737

ORDER
AND NOW, this 27th day of September, 2017, upon consideration of Plaintiffs’
Unopposed Motion for Final Collective and Class Action Settlement Approval, ECF No. 99,
Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Brief in Support of Proposed Incentive, Fee, and Cost Payments, ECF
No. 100, all supporting documents and exhibits, the representations of counsel for both Parties
during the May 23, 2017 final approval hearing, and all related submissions and proceedings,
and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Opinion issued this date, it is hereby
ORDERED that the Motion, ECF No. 99, is GRANTED as follows:
1. This Court hereby approves the terms of the proposed $775,000.00 settlement
commemorated in the Parties’ Settlement Agreement as fair, reasonable, and adequate.
2. The Settlement Administrator shall promptly perform final calculations for the Class
member damage payments based on a Net Settlement Amount of $414,211.72 and make
these payments as provided by the Settlement Agreement.
3. This Court hereby approves payment of $48,500.00 in Enhancement Awards to Named
Plaintiffs Woodrow Tompkins ($5,000.00), Gary Bassler ($5,000.00), David Ammon
($4,500.00), Anthony DeFrancesco ($4,500.00), Scott Mumley ($4,500.00), Carlos
Navarro ($4,500.00), Adam Waychoff ($4,500.00) Justin Roudabush ($4,000.00), Mark
Morrill ($4,000.00), Kevin Haynes ($4,000.00) and Jeff Roundtree ($4,000.00) as fair,
reasonable and adequate compensation for the services they provided and the risks they
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incurred during the course of this litigation. The Settlement Administrator shall make
these payments as provided by the Settlement Agreement.
4. This Court hereby approves the requested $271,250.00 attorneys’ fee and the proposed
$26,038.28 cost reimbursement to Class Counsel described in the Settlement Agreement
and Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Brief as fair, reasonable, and adequate. The Settlement
Administrator shall make these payments as provided by the Settlement Agreement.
5. This Court hereby approves the requested $15,000.00 settlement administration cost
described in the Settlement Agreement as fair, appropriate, and necessary for the accurate
and efficient administration of this settlement and authorizes the Settlement
Administrator to make this payment as provided by the Settlement Agreement.
6. This Court also hereby approves the terms of the release of the Fair Labor Standards Act
claims contained in the Settlement Agreement as to the Settlement Class Members who
filed consent to join forms in this case.
7. The Clerk of Court shall CLOSE this case.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Joseph F. Leeson, Jr.________
JOSEPH F. LEESON, JR.
United States District Judge

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