REPLY (re 273 MOTION for Settlement Plaintiffs' Motion for Final… — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 276)

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           Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC           Document 276       Filed 01/30/25   Page 1 of 3




 1   Andre M. Mura (SBN 298541)                           Geoffrey A. Graber (SBN 211547)
     Ezekiel S. Wald (SBN 341490)                         Karina G. Puttieva (SBN 317702)
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     GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP                                  COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL
 3   1111 Broadway, Suite 2100                            PLLC
     Oakland, CA 94607                                    1100 New York Ave. NW, Suite 800
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     Telephone: (510) 350-9700                            Washington, DC 20005
 5   Facsimile: (510) 350-9701                            Telephone: (202) 408-4600
     amm@classlawgroup.com                                Facsimile: (202) 408-4699
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     zsw@classlawgroup.com
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12   Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Certified Class
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15                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
                                NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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       CAT BROOKS and RASHEED                           Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC-KAW
18     SHABAZZ, individually and on behalf
19     of all others similarly situated,                PLAINTIFFS’ REPLY SUPPORTING
                                                        MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF
20                            Plaintiffs,               CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
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                    v.
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       THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION,                     Time: 9:00 a.m.
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                                                        Place: Courtroom 5, 17th Floor
24                            Defendant.                Judge: Hon. Edward M. Chen

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                 PLAINTIFFS’ REPLY SUPPORTING MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL
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 1         Plaintiffs submit this reply to provide an update from the Settlement Administrator on
 2   claims processing and fraud review.
 3         In their Motion for Final Approval, Plaintiffs reported that the Settlement Administrator
 4   had preliminarily validated 134,325 claims to receive money out of the settlement fund. ECF
 5   No. 273-2 at ¶¶ 41-43. 46,493 claims remained pending validation and fraud review by the
 6   Settlement Administrator. Id. Plaintiffs can now report that the Settlement Administrator
 7   completed that validation and fraud review process on January 29, 2025, and has concluded
 8   that the final claims count is 125,302. Declaration of Steven Weisbrot at ¶ 5. Accordingly, the
 9   Settlement Administrator reports that the response rate is 0.313%, and the per-claimant
10   recovery is approximately $154.59. Id.
11         For the reasons discussed in Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval, these figures are
12   within the range that Courts find acceptable, and the settlement should be finally approved as
13   fair, reasonable, and adequate. ECF No. 273 at 17-18.
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15   DATED: January 30, 2025                         Respectfully submitted,
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                                                     /s/ Andre M. Mura
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                                                     Andre M. Mura (SBN 298541)
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                                                     Ezekiel S. Wald (SBN 341490)
19                                                   GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP
                                                     1111 Broadway, Suite 2100
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                                                     amm@classlawgroup.com
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                                                     Geoffrey A. Graber (SBN 211547)
24                                                   Karina G. Puttieva (SBN 317702)
25                                                   COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL
                                                     PLLC
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                                                     Telephone: (202) 408-4600
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