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Plaintiffs,
DECLARATION OF
ADAM W. HANSEN
v.
Capital Building Services Group, Inc.,
Defendant.
________________________________________________________________________
I, Adam W. Hansen, hereby declare the following:
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defer mailing the court-approved notice and toll the claims of all class members until
after mediation.
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could ask questions of the other parties in order to clarify points of dispute.
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information on the nature of its timekeeping and payroll data, where the data resides, and
who may access or change the data.
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payment, travel time, meal breaks, timekeeping, and providing access to paystubs.
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favor of settlement.
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In pursuing claims at issue in the Action, and in evaluating the merits of the
settlement, Class Counsel have (1) reviewed thousands of pages of data and documents,
(2) conducted over a dozen witness interviews, (3) held meetings and conferences
between representatives of the Parties, (4) researched federal and Minnesota law, (5)
investigated facts regarding the Class Members claims, (6) gathered declarations, (7)
researched and investigated potential defenses to Plaintiffs claims, and (8) analyzed the
damages incurred by the Class.
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settlement. The Parties believe they are fully and adequately informed of all facts
necessary to evaluate the case for settlement.
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Capital has provided the names, addresses, and last four digits of the social
Plaintiffs, through the law firm of Nichols Kaster, PLLP and its attorneys, who through
the instant Motion request to be appointed Class Counsel and Settlement Administrator in
this case.
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Capitals Records identified 650 individuals who met the class definition.
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attorneys, as well as twelve additional staff and contract attorneys, and has been
representing employees almost exclusively for 16 years. A large portion of Nichols
employment litigator who has been practicing law for twenty-one years. Mr. Lukas has
authored numerous articles, participated in numerous legal seminars and conventions on
employment and trial practice issues, and is a frequent lecturer on current employment
related topics.
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of Minnesota Law School, I clerked for the Minnesota Supreme Court and the United
States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. I joined Nichols Kaster in 2011, and since
then my practice has focused almost exclusively on the representation of employees in
high-impact individual and class litigation.
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At this time, the Parties are unaware of any opposition to this settlement.
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Here, either method justifies the award. Plaintiffs counsels current lodestar
exceeds $141,666.66.
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litigation costs.
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