Thimmegowda v. Big Fish Games Inc et al, No. 2:2019cv00199 - Document 208 (W.D. Wash. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER granting Parties' 207 Stipulated Motion Re Final Claims Determinations. The Honorable Layn R. Phillips (Fmr.) of Phillips ADR will make all Final Claims Determinations. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (LH)

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2 Jay Edelson* jedelson@edelson.com Alexander G. Tievsky, WSBA #57125 atievsky@edelson.com Edelson PC 350 N LaSalle Street, 14th Floor Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: 312.589.6370 / Fax: 312.589.6378 Class Counsel 13 14 15 16 17 18 By: /s/ Cecily C. Shiel TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC Cecily C. Shiel, WSBA #50061 cshiel@tousley.com 1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2200 Seattle, Washington 98101-4416 Tel: 206.682.5600 Plaintiffs’ counsel 19 20 21 22 23 *Admitted pro hac vice 24 25 26 27 Stipulation And Order - 2 E DELSON PC 350 N LaSalle Street, 14th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: 312.589.6370 • Fax: 312.589.6378 Case 2:19-cv-00199-RSL Document 208 Filed 01/26/21 Page 5 of 8 1 2 By: s/ Emily Johnson Henn 3 Emily Johnson Henn (pro hac vice) ehenn@cov.com COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 3000 El Camino Real 5 Palo Alto Square Palo Alto, CA 94306 Telephone: (650) 632-4700 4 5 6 7 By: s/ Mark Parris 8 Mark Parris (Bar No. 13870) mparris@orrick.com ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 701 5th Avenue, Suite 5600 Seattle, WA 98104 Telephone: (206) 839-4320 9 10 11 12 13 Attorneys for Defendants Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Aristocrat Leisure Limited, Big Fish Games, Inc. and Churchill Downs Inc. 14 15 16 DATED: January 26, 2021 17 18 19 20 21 22 DATED: January 26, 2021 By: s/ Emily Powell Angelo J. Calfo, WSBA #27079 Emily Dodds Powell, WSBA #49351 CALFO EAKES LLP 1301 Second Avenue, Suite 2800 Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: 206.407.2200 Fax: 206.407.2224 Email: angeloc@calfoeakes.com Email: emilyp@calfoeakes.com 25 By: s/ Behn Dayanim Behnam Dayanim (pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 2050 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202.551.1737 Email: bdayanim@paulhastings.com 26 Attorneys for Defendant Playtika, Ltd. 23 24 27 Stipulation And Order - 3 E DELSON PC 350 N LaSalle Street, 14th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: 312.589.6370 • Fax: 312.589.6378 Case 2:19-cv-00199-RSL Document 208 Filed 01/26/21 Page 6 of 8 1 2 DATED: January 26, 2021 3 4 5 6 7 By: /s/ Jaime Drozd Allen Stuart R. Dunwoody, WSBA #13948 Jaime Drozd Allen, WSBA #35742 Cyrus E. Ansari, WSBA #52966 DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE LLP 920 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3300 Seattle, Washington 98104-1610 Tel: (206) 622-3150; Fax: (206) 757-7700 Email: jaimeallen@dwt.com Email: stuartdunwoody@dwt.com Email: cyrusansari@dwt.com 8 Attorneys for Defendant Huuuge 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Stipulation And Order - 4 E DELSON PC 350 N LaSalle Street, 14th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: 312.589.6370 • Fax: 312.589.6378 Case 2:19-cv-00199-RSL Document 208 Filed 01/26/21 Page 7 of 8 1 2 3 ORDER The Parties’ stipulated motion is GRANTED. For each of the above-captioned cases, the Court orders the following: 4 5 1. The Honorable Layn R. Phillips (Fmr.) of Phillips ADR will make all Final Claims Determinations. 6 2. Specifically, Judge Phillips shall: 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 a. Determine and work with the Settlement Administrators to implement a process by which each claimant shall be informed of the Settlement Administrators’ initial determination as to claimant’s claim validity, Lifetime Spending Amount and, where applicable, Claim Type (i.e., DRP or GLBA versus Non-DRP or GLBA), and that the claimant has the right within 21 calendar days of receipt of that notice to challenge that initial determination; b. Determine and work with the Settlement Administrators, Class Counsel, and Defendants’ counsel to implement a process by which any claimant shall be able to challenge the Settlement Administrators’ initial determination as to claim validity (including any late claims), Lifetime Spending Amount and, where applicable, Claim Type; c. Allow, as to any challenges to the Settlement Administrators’ initial determination as to claim validity, amount, or type, the Settlement Administrators to first confer with the claimant to explain the determination in an effort to resolve the challenge; d. With respect to any unresolved challenges, finally resolve any challenges to the Settlement Administrators’ initial determinations as to claim validity, Lifetime Spending Amount, and Claim Type; e. To the extent deemed appropriate and necessary by Judge Phillips, retain one or more claims administration consultants to review the Settlement Administrators’ models and programming for accuracy and to suggest any necessary corrections which will, in the first instance be reviewed by Class Counsel, and then if any issues as to the models and programming remains, be recommended to Judge Phillips, who has the non-appealable final binding decision-making authority; f. Finally determine the amount of each valid claim, consistent with the Plan of Allocation; and g. Determine whether any portion of the Settlement Funds should be held back as Reserve Funds to address any unforeseen circumstances within the claims processes, and if so, work with the Settlement Administrators to implement the distribution of the Reserve Funds to approved claimants. 27 Stipulation And Order - 1 E DELSON PC 350 N LaSalle Street, 14th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: 312.589.6370 • Fax: 312.589.6378 Case 2:19-cv-00199-RSL Document 208 Filed 01/26/21 Page 8 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3. For the avoidance of doubt, Judge Phillips shall have no authority to increase the size of any Settlement Fund, to seek or order additional discovery from Defendants, nor to otherwise impact any Defendants’ liability or other obligations under the Settlement Agreements. 4. Judge Phillips’ regular hourly rates, as well as the regular hourly rates of any Phillips ADR staff Judge Phillips may choose to assist with the Final Claims Determinations, along with any authorized consultants retained as deemed appropriate in Judge Phillips’ discretion, shall be paid from the Settlement Funds. Fees shall be billed to a particular Settlement and paid from that particular Settlement Fund. 5. Judge Phillips shall be provided, and shall treat as Confidential under the protective orders entered in these cases, any documents or information previously provided to or under the control of the Settlement Administrators. IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED this 26th day of January, 2021. 13 14 15 ROBERT S. LASNIK UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Stipulation And Order - 2 E DELSON PC 350 N LaSalle Street, 14th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: 312.589.6370 • Fax: 312.589.6378

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