How much will Class Counsel be paid?
Counsel for the Author Sub-Class will request that the Court award their attorneys’ fees and expenses, not to exceed $30 million. Subject to Court approval, Google will pay those attorneys’ fees and expenses in addition to the amounts it has agreed to pay to the Settlement Class. Counsel for the Publisher Sub-Class have agreed not to seek attorneys’ fees or reimbursement of expenses from the class action settlement funds. Counsel for the Publisher Sub-Class will be paid from a separate settlement between Google and the publishers in a related case.
