Montera
Montera v. Premier Nutrition Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARY BETH MONTERA,
Case No. 16-cv-06980-RS Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER GRANTING RENEWED MOTION FOR ATTORNEY FEES AND
PREMIER NUTRITION CORPORATION, EXPENSES
13 Defendant.
15 I. INTRODUCTION After obtaining a jury verdict in the amount of $12,895,454.90, Plaintiff filed a motion for attorney fees, expenses, and service awards. A prior order first determined that Plaintiff’s attorney fees would be subject to fee-shifting, and then concluded that the lodestar method (rather than the percentage-of-the-fund method) would be used to calculate the attorney fee award. See Dkt. 320, at 4–7. The motion was denied in relevant part, and Plaintiff was permitted the opportunity to bring a renewed motion along with further documentation to assist in the lodestar analysis. That renewed motion is now pending here, and for the reasons articulated below, the motion will be granted. Plaintiff will be…