Baird
Baird v. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHARLES BAIRD, et al., Case No. 17-cv-01892-HSG Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR
FINAL SETTLEMENT APPROVAL
v. AND GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR
BLACKROCK INSTITUTIONAL TRUST ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COSTS, AND COMPANY, N.A., et al., INCENTIVE AWARDS 11 Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 481, 482 12 Pending before the Court are Plaintiffs’ motions for final approval of class action settlement and for attorneys’ fees, costs, and incentive award. Dkt. Nos. 481, 482. The Court held a final fairness hearing on October 21, 2021. For the reasons detailed below, the Court GRANTS final approval. The Court also GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Plaintiffs’ motion for attorneys’ fees, costs, and incentive awards. I. BACKGROUND A. Procedural Background Plaintiff Baird filed his original complaint on April 5, 2017, challenging Defendants’ management of the BlackRock Retirement Savings Plan (the…