WILLITS, et al v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit

REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES

The settlement class is represented by Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky Wotkyns, LLP, Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho, the Disability Rights Legal Center, and the Legal Aid Society – Employment Law Center. The City has agreed, subject to court-approval, to pay the sum of $13,300,000 as reasonable attorneys’ fees, and the sum of $1,700,000 for litigation costs and expenses. Class Counsel shall also be entitled to reasonable monitoring fees as set forth in the Settlement Agreement. Any award of attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses must be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable and consistent with prevailing marketplace standards. The Court-awarded amount will not be paid from the monies to be spent on disability access improvements pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.