Fond du Lac Bumper Exchange Inc v. Jui Li Enterprise Company Ltd et al

Filing 751

ORDER signed by Judge Lynn Adelman on 8/13/15 granting 686 Motion for Attorney Fees. (cc: all counsel) (dm)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

Fond Du Lac Bumper Exchange, Inc., and
Roberts Wholesale Body Parts, Inc. on Behalf of
Themselves and Others Similarly Situated,

Case No. 2:09-cv-00852-LA

Plaintiffs,
v.
Jui Li Enterprise Company, Ltd., et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER
WHEREAS, the Court, having considered Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs’ Class Counsel’s
motion for an interim award of attorneys’ fees, reimbursement of expenses, and approval of
service awards for Class Representatives, including all filings submitted therewith, and upon
having held a Fairness Hearing, and having considered all of the submissions and arguments
with respect to the Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs’ settlements with Tong Yang Industry Co. Ltd.,
Taiwan Kai Yih Industrial Co., Ltd., and TYG Products (collectively, “the Tong Yang
Defendants”) and Gordon Auto Body Parts Co., Ltd. (“Gordon”), and otherwise being fully
informed, and good cause appearing therefore:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
1.

Class Counsel are hereby awarded attorneys’ fees to be paid from the Settlement

Fund in the amount of $6,600,000 which is one third of the $20 million Settlement Fund. The
Court finds this award to be fair and reasonable.
2.

Further, Class Counsel are hereby reimbursed at this time in the amount of

$1,391,787.77, to be paid out of the Settlement Fund, for the expenses they incurred in the

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prosecution of this lawsuit, which expenses the Court finds to be fair and reasonably incurred to
achieve the benefits to the Settlement Class obtained in the Settlements.
3.

Direct Purchaser Plaintiffs have requested that the Court approve the payment of

service awards to the Settlement Class Representatives, Fond du Lac Bumper Exchange, Inc. and
Roberts Wholesale Body Parts, Inc., in the amounts of $25,000 each for the Tong Yang
Settlement and $10,000 each for the Gordon Settlement. The Court finds the requested service
awards to be fair and reasonable. The requested service awards are approved and shall be paid to
Fond du Lac Bumper Exchange, Inc. and Roberts Wholesale Body Parts, Inc., respectively, from
the Settlement Fund.
s/ Lynn Adelman
DATED: 8/13/2015
LYNN ADELMAN
United States District Court Judge

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