Plaintiffs Awarded $3.7 Million In Interim Attorney’s Fees And Costs In High Profile Firefighter Discrimination Lawsuit

On August 30, 2013, Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York awarded interim attorneys’ fees and costs totaling $3,707,313.29 to Plaintiffs who intervened in the matter of United States v. The City of New York, No. 07-CV-2067 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 30, 2013). Although the total amount of interim fees and costs awarded by Judge Garaufis is substantially less than the $7,710.542.00 requested, it nonetheless represents a substantial payday for the attorneys litigating this case that New York City will have to pay in connection with this six-plus year hard fought and highly controversial case that is still ongoing.

As such, the ruling illustrates the heightened exposure employers face in high-stakes workplace class actions.

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