Opinion
14-MD-2543 (JMF) 14-MC-2543 (JMF)
12-15-2021
IN RE GENERAL MOTORS LLC IGNITION SWITCH LITIGATION This Document Relates To All Actions
[PROPOSED] COMMON BENEFIT ORDER FUND DISBURSEMENT ORDER
JESSE M. FURMAN United States District Judge
WHEREAS, Orders No. 13 (Dkt. No. 304) and No. 42 (Dkt. No. 743) establish procedures for the collection, expenditure, and disbursement of funds for the common benefit of Plaintiffs in this multi-district litigation;
WHEREAS, in accordance with this Court's Orders dated May 28, 2021 (Dkt. No. 8543) and July 16, 2021 (Dkt. No. 8565), Particpating Counsel were paid and/or reimbursed for certin fees and costs, including certain of the lodestar incurred in connection with the Economic Loss Class Action, expenses incurred with the litigation and not previously reimbursed, and Held Costs and certain other costs likewise not previously reimbursed;
WHEREAS, Participating Counsel have far more than $10,829,934.07 in attorneys' fees for common benefit work that reamin unreimbursed, and that are appropriately reimbursable from the Common Benefit Order Fund;
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs seek reimbursement of the above-referenced amount;
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds for the reimbursement in the Common Benefit Order Fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED that the $10,829,934.07 shall be disbursed from the Common Benefit Order Fund to Participating Counsel, as set forth in Exhibit A.
SO ORDERED
The motion is granted as unopposed. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate ECF Nos. 8676 and 8677.
EXHIBIT A
Co-Lead Counsel
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP
2, 287, 929.81
Hilliard Martinez Gonzales LLP
5, 434, 576.33
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
1, 454, 143.75
Co-Lead Counsel Total
9, 176, 649.90
Executive Committee
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
603, 632.40
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
3, 407.90
Grant & Eisenhofer P.A.
15, 544.61
Motley Rice, LLC
10, 090.04
NastLaw, LLC
1, 456.28
Otterbourg P.C.
6, 802.19
Podhurst Orseck, P.A.
64, 333.37
Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc.
47, 770.40
Susman Godfrey L.L.P.
79, 215.31
Executive Committee Total
832, 252.48
Liaison Counsel
Barrios, Kingsdorf & Casteix, LLP
111, 475.84
Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C.
311, 213.47
Liaison Counsel Total
422, 689.30
Bankruptcy Counsel
Brown Rudnick
19, 522.07
Goodwin Procter, LLP
353, 189.77
Bankruptcy Counsel Total Stutzman Bromberg Esserman & Pifka
25, 000.00
397, 711.84
Non-Designated Counsel
Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP
61.43
Weller, Green, Toups & Terrell, L.L.P.
569.13
Non-Designated Counsel Total
630.55
Grand Total
10, 829, 934.07