Nisha Brown and Kathy Williamson, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and Does 1 through 50, inclusive
Published: Jun. 7, 2019 | Result Date: Mar. 28, 2019 |Case number: 5:09-cv-03339-EJD Settlement – $65,000,000
Judge
Court
USDC Northern District of California
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Charles A. Jones
(Jones Law Firm)
James F. Clapp
(Clapp & Lauinger LLP)
Kevin J. McInerney
(McInerney & Jones)
Matthew Righetti
(Righetti Glugoski PC)
Defendant
Alexander H. Hu
(LTL Attorneys LLP)
Patricia A. Kinaga
(LTL Attorneys LLP)
Gloria F. Shaw
(Katten, Muchin & Rosenman LLP)
Jesse A. Cripps Jr.
(Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP)
Anthony D. Sbardellati
(Akerman LLP)
Lisa Y. Mitchell
(Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP)
Robert J. Herrington
(Greenberg Traurig LLP)
Amber J. Munck
(Greenberg Traurig LLP)
Facts
Nisha Brown and Kathy Williamson filed a class action lawsuit against Walmart Inc. in relation to cashiers' seats.
Contentions
PLAINTIFFS' CONTENTIONS: Plaintiffs contended that Walmart failed to provide cashiers with seating and thus violated California's suitable seating statute.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied the contentions.
Result
After ten years of litigation and less than one month before trial, the parties reached a settlement agreement under California's Private Attorneys General Act for $65 million. Under the terms of the settlement, the California Labor and Workforce Development agency will receive 75 percent of the net settlement fund and the class members will receive $10,710,875, which is 25 percent of the net settlement fund. The court awarded class counsel $21,664,500 in attorney fees and $312,000 in litigation costs.
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