Ridgeway v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR FEES, COSTS, AND ENHANCEMENT AWARDS

SUSAN ILLSTON, United States District Judge

This minimum wage class action proceeded to trial and resulted in a $60.8 million common fund. Plaintiffs now move for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs and incentive awards for the named plaintiffs. They seek $20,266,670.50 in attorneys’ fees to be paid from the common fund, offset by an award of fees from Wal-Mart in the same amount through statutory fee-shifting. Dkt. No. 570, Mot. at 26. Plaintiffs further seek $220,149.89 in statutory costs…