Food & Water Watch, Inc., et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FOOD & WATER WATCH, INC., et al., Case No. 17-cv-02162-EMC (EMC)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER AWARDING FEES & COSTS
v.
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL Docket Nos. 479, 484 PROTECTION AGENCY, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 On November 20, 2024, the Court entered judgment in favor of Plaintiff Food & Water Watch, Inc. under the Toxic Substances Control Act after almost ten years of litigation and two trials. Dkt. No. 452. Plaintiffs now seek approximately ten million in fees and costs from EPA. Dkt. Nos. 479, 499. For the reasons set forth below, the Court awards Plaintiffs $5,263,705 in fees and $496,745 in costs, for a total award of $5,760,450. Per the parties’ stipulation, these fees are payable subject to the pending appeal in this action. 19 I. FACTS AND BACKGROUND In April 2017, Plaintiffs commenced this action under TSCA section 21, 15 U.S.C. § 2620, after EPA denied their 2016 petition seeking the issuance of a nationwide rule to prohibit the …