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Case3:07-md-01827-SI Document6656 Filed09/07/12 Page1 <strong>of</strong> 14<br />

<strong>Anne</strong> E. <strong>Schneider</strong><br />

Assistant Attorney General<br />

OFFICE OF THE MISSOURI<br />

ATTORNEY GENERAL<br />

P. O. Box 899<br />

Jefferson City, MO 65102<br />

Telephone: (573) 751-3321<br />

Facsimile: (573) 751-2041<br />

E-mail: <strong>Anne</strong>.<strong>Schneider</strong>@ago.mo.gov<br />

Attorneys for Pla<strong>in</strong>tiff State <strong>of</strong> Missouri<br />

And Co-Liaison Counsel for States<br />

IN RE: TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> (FLAT PANEL)<br />

ANTITRUST LITIGATION<br />

This Document Relates to:<br />

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT<br />

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA<br />

ALL INDIRECT-PURCHASER ACTIONS<br />

State <strong>of</strong> Missouri, et al. v. AU Optronics<br />

Corporation, et al.,<br />

Case No. 10-cv-03619 SI;<br />

State <strong>of</strong> Florida v. AU Optronics<br />

Corporation, et al.,<br />

Case No. 10-cv-3517 SI; and<br />

State <strong>of</strong> New York v. AU Optronics<br />

Corporation, et al.,<br />

Case No. 11-cv-0711-SI.<br />

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION<br />

EXHIBIT 3 - DECLARATION OF ANNE E. SCHNEIDER MASTER FILE NO. 07-MD-1827-SI<br />

STATE OF MISSOURI CASE NO. 3:10-CV-3619-SI<br />

PAGE 1<br />

Master File No. 3:07-md-1827 SI<br />

MDL No. 1827<br />

EXHIBIT 3 - DECLARATION OF<br />

ANNE E. SCHNEIDER IN<br />

SUPPORT OF THE STATES<br />

ATTORNEYS GENERAL’S<br />

MOTION FOR FEES AND<br />

ADDITIONAL COSTS<br />

Hear<strong>in</strong>g Date: November 29, 2012<br />

Time: 3:30 p.m.<br />

Courtoom: 10, 19th Floor<br />

The Honorable Susan Illston<br />

I, ANNE E. SCHNEIDER declare under penalty <strong>of</strong> perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746<br />

that the follow<strong>in</strong>g is true and correct:<br />

1) I am an attorney licensed to practice law by the Missouri State Bar and am duly<br />

admitted to practice before this Court on a pro hac vice basis. I am, and have been s<strong>in</strong>ce 1988, a<br />

duly appo<strong>in</strong>ted Assistant Attorney General for the State <strong>of</strong> Missouri. I am an attorney <strong>of</strong> record<br />

for the State <strong>of</strong> Missouri <strong>in</strong> this matter.


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2) I submit this declaration <strong>in</strong> support <strong>of</strong> the State Attorneys General’s Jo<strong>in</strong>t Motion<br />

for Attorneys Fees and Additional Costs (“States’ Motion”). I make this declaration based on<br />

my own personal knowledge. If called as a witness, I could and would competently testify to the<br />

matters stated here<strong>in</strong>. The time expended by myself and my <strong>of</strong>fice <strong>in</strong> prepar<strong>in</strong>g this Affidavit is<br />

not <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the States’ Motion.<br />

3) Pursuant to the Court’s Case Management Order No. 1, the State <strong>of</strong> Missouri has<br />

ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed contemporaneous records <strong>of</strong> time spent and the expenses <strong>in</strong>curred <strong>in</strong> connection with<br />

this litigation. The Attorney General’s Office ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s an <strong>in</strong>ternal electronic timekeep<strong>in</strong>g<br />

system that tracks attorney time by the 10 th <strong>of</strong> an hour. A summary <strong>of</strong> Missouri’s time reports,<br />

reflect<strong>in</strong>g monthly hours spent by all timekeep<strong>in</strong>g employees, is conta<strong>in</strong>ed to the States’ Motion<br />

as <strong>Exhibit</strong> 1-C.<br />

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4) The follow<strong>in</strong>g persons employed by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office<br />

recorded their hours on a contemporaneous basis through our <strong>of</strong>fice’s time-keep<strong>in</strong>g system or, <strong>in</strong><br />

the case <strong>of</strong> non-attorneys, <strong>in</strong>dependently recorded their hours on a contemporaneous basis. Legal<br />

<strong>in</strong>terns and law clerks recorded their hours, but the value <strong>of</strong> their hours is not <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> our<br />

calculation <strong>of</strong> fees.<br />

<strong>Anne</strong> E. <strong>Schneider</strong> Assistant Attorney<br />

General/Antitrust Counsel<br />

EXHIBIT 3 - DECLARATION OF ANNE E. SCHNEIDER MASTER FILE NO. 07-MD-1827-SI<br />

STATE OF MISSOURI CASE NO. 3:10-CV-3619-SI<br />

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Licensed s<strong>in</strong>ce 1988<br />

(Case responsibilities from<br />

1/2009 to present)<br />

Andrew Hartnett Assistant Attorney General Licensed s<strong>in</strong>ce 2007<br />

(Case responsibilities from 5/09<br />

to 9/11)<br />

Brianna Lennon Assistant Attorney General Licensed s<strong>in</strong>ce 2011<br />

(Case responsibilities from 8/11<br />

to present)<br />

Rob Almony Assistant Attorney General Licensed s<strong>in</strong>ce 2007<br />

(Case Responsibilities from<br />

11/10 to 8/11)<br />

Brian Bear Assistant Attorney General Licensed s<strong>in</strong>ce 2009<br />

Case responsibilities <strong>in</strong> 2/11


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Marsha Presley Paralegal Case responsibilities from 6/09<br />

to present<br />

Ammon Simon Intern Case responsibilities dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

summer <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />

Jacob Westen Intern Case responsibilities dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

summer <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />

Rob<strong>in</strong> Caruthers Intern Case responsibilities dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

summer <strong>of</strong> 2012.<br />

Description <strong>of</strong> Missouri’s Work <strong>in</strong> this Matter<br />

5) The State <strong>of</strong> Missouri, jo<strong>in</strong>ed by the States <strong>of</strong> Arkansas, Michigan, West Virg<strong>in</strong>ia<br />

and Wiscons<strong>in</strong>, filed an action <strong>in</strong> August 2010, alleg<strong>in</strong>g an <strong>in</strong>ternational price-fix<strong>in</strong>g conspiracy<br />

by major manufacturers <strong>of</strong> TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> panels from at least 1999 through 2006. (See Dkt. No.<br />

2693 for current versions <strong>of</strong> the States’ compla<strong>in</strong>t.) Missouri lead and coord<strong>in</strong>ated the draft<strong>in</strong>g<br />

effort for this five-State compla<strong>in</strong>t and added its own Missouri-specific counts, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

requests for <strong>in</strong>junctive relief pursuant to Section 16 <strong>of</strong> the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 16 for<br />

Defendants’ violations <strong>of</strong> Section 1 <strong>of</strong> the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1 and Missouri’s antitrust<br />

and merchandis<strong>in</strong>g practices laws, civil penalties for violations <strong>of</strong> Missouri’s laws, and<br />

restitution under Missouri’s consumer protection laws, <strong>in</strong> addition to the recovery <strong>of</strong> costs <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>in</strong>vestigation and prosecution, as provided by both federal and Missouri law.<br />

6) I and other Assistant Attorneys General <strong>in</strong> my <strong>of</strong>fice completed a variety <strong>of</strong> tasks<br />

relat<strong>in</strong>g to the pre-litigation <strong>in</strong>vestigation, the litigation and defense <strong>of</strong> the claims asserted <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Missouri compla<strong>in</strong>t and our adm<strong>in</strong>istrative and litigation-related role as Court-appo<strong>in</strong>ted Co-<br />

Liaison for the States and as the designated liaison for the States participat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Court-directed<br />

mediation. The work done by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office contributed to both the<br />

litigation efforts <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>stant actions now be<strong>in</strong>g settled and the accomplishment <strong>of</strong> the several<br />

settlements for the benefit <strong>of</strong> not only Missouri end-purchasers <strong>of</strong> TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> panels, but <strong>of</strong> all <strong>of</strong><br />

the Settl<strong>in</strong>g Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs.<br />

EXHIBIT 3 - DECLARATION OF ANNE E. SCHNEIDER MASTER FILE NO. 07-MD-1827-SI<br />

STATE OF MISSOURI CASE NO. 3:10-CV-3619-SI<br />

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Pre-Litigation Investigation<br />

7) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office began its <strong>in</strong>vestigation <strong>in</strong>to the conduct<br />

<strong>of</strong> the manufacturers <strong>of</strong> TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> panels <strong>in</strong> early January, 2009 when we jo<strong>in</strong>ed a newly-formed<br />

multistate work<strong>in</strong>g group to <strong>in</strong>vestigate the <strong>in</strong>dustry and the conduct underly<strong>in</strong>g recently-<br />

announced federal <strong>in</strong>dictments and guilty pleas to charges <strong>of</strong> unlawful price-fix<strong>in</strong>g activities <strong>in</strong><br />

the TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> <strong>in</strong>dustry.<br />

8) Between January and April, 2009, an Assistant Attorney General participated <strong>in</strong><br />

the multistate <strong>in</strong>vestigation, served civil <strong>in</strong>vestigative demands upon the targets, and learned<br />

more about the <strong>in</strong>dustry. From April through mid-May, I handled the file as we transitioned to a<br />

new Assistant Attorney General, Andrew Hartnett, who assumed primary case responsibility<br />

through the pre-litigation <strong>in</strong>vestigation. Dur<strong>in</strong>g this period we issued additional civil<br />

<strong>in</strong>vestigative demands to the product manufacturers or direct purchasers, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Dell and<br />

Apple. A list <strong>of</strong> all Missouri’s civil <strong>in</strong>vestigative demands is <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> <strong>Exhibit</strong> 3-G attached to<br />

this <strong>Declaration</strong>. Not all <strong>of</strong> the manufacturers complied with our <strong>in</strong>vestigative demands. We also<br />

talked with state purchasers and collected state purchase data and underly<strong>in</strong>g documents, and we<br />

participated <strong>in</strong> a coord<strong>in</strong>ated review <strong>of</strong> more than 1.5 terabytes <strong>of</strong> data collected through the<br />

several states’ subpoenas. We also reviewed plead<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> the crim<strong>in</strong>al and civil cases and<br />

researched potential experts and the expert work already done <strong>in</strong> the litigation. This coord<strong>in</strong>ated<br />

<strong>in</strong>vestigation <strong>in</strong>cluded:<br />

a) Issuance <strong>of</strong> and negotiation <strong>of</strong> compliance with <strong>in</strong>vestigative subpoenas to<br />

numerous orig<strong>in</strong>al equipment manufacturers from whom the Attorneys General believed<br />

consumers and states had purchased TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> products;<br />

b) Issuance <strong>of</strong> and negotiation <strong>of</strong> compliance with <strong>in</strong>vestigative subpoenas to<br />

the manufacturers <strong>of</strong> TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> Panels and their U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates;<br />

c) Negotiation and execution <strong>of</strong> toll<strong>in</strong>g agreements with several <strong>of</strong> the<br />

EXHIBIT 3 - DECLARATION OF ANNE E. SCHNEIDER MASTER FILE NO. 07-MD-1827-SI<br />

STATE OF MISSOURI CASE NO. 3:10-CV-3619-SI<br />

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manufacturers <strong>of</strong> TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> Panels and their U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates that we<br />

believed to be <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> cartel;<br />

d) Negotiation and execution <strong>of</strong> settlement agreements with Chunghwa<br />

Picture Tubes, Ltd.;<br />

e) Participation <strong>in</strong> person and via videoconference <strong>in</strong> a pr<strong>of</strong>fer session with<br />

executives from Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.;<br />

Ltd.;<br />

f) Review <strong>of</strong> volum<strong>in</strong>ous documents produced by Chunghwa Picture Tubes,<br />

g) Review <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong> documents produced by orig<strong>in</strong>al equipment<br />

manufacturers <strong>in</strong> response to the Attorneys General’s <strong>in</strong>vestigative subpoenas;<br />

h) Review <strong>of</strong> documents produced by TFT-<strong>LCD</strong> manufacturers <strong>in</strong> response<br />

to the several states’ <strong>in</strong>vestigative subpoenas;<br />

i) Negotiation and execution <strong>of</strong> common <strong>in</strong>terest and cost share agreements<br />

with the multistate group to ensure <strong>in</strong>vestigative efficiency;<br />

j) Work<strong>in</strong>g with a consult<strong>in</strong>g expert; and<br />

k) Draft<strong>in</strong>g a compla<strong>in</strong>t and mak<strong>in</strong>g arrangements for litigation.<br />

9) Missouri agreed to provide leadership for the five States <strong>of</strong> Missouri, Arkansas,<br />

Michigan, West Virg<strong>in</strong>ia and Wiscons<strong>in</strong>. On August 17, 2010, the Missouri Attorney General<br />

filed an action, jo<strong>in</strong>ed by the States <strong>of</strong> Arkansas, Michigan, West Virg<strong>in</strong>ia, and Wiscons<strong>in</strong>.<br />

Litigation<br />

10) The Missouri Attorney General’s Office provided leadership <strong>in</strong>itially for the five-<br />

State group. Then, on November 23, 2010, the Court appo<strong>in</strong>ted me and my counterpart <strong>in</strong> the<br />

Florida Attorney General’s Office, Nicholas Weilhammer, as Co-Liaison Counsel for the States<br />

Attorneys General. (Dkt. No. 2164). The duties associated with our appo<strong>in</strong>tment are set forth <strong>in</strong><br />

Pretrial Order # 1 (Dkt. No. 180), <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the responsibility for collect<strong>in</strong>g reports <strong>of</strong> hours and<br />

EXHIBIT 3 - DECLARATION OF ANNE E. SCHNEIDER MASTER FILE NO. 07-MD-1827-SI<br />

STATE OF MISSOURI CASE NO. 3:10-CV-3619-SI<br />

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costs <strong>in</strong>curred by the States that have collectively pursued litigation. Co-Liaison counsel have<br />

shared these responsibilities.<br />

11) Missouri participated <strong>in</strong> and provided leadership <strong>in</strong> litigation activities <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

draft<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> plead<strong>in</strong>gs, attendance at hear<strong>in</strong>gs, and pursu<strong>in</strong>g discovery:<br />

Plead<strong>in</strong>gs and Appearances<br />

• Drafted the Compla<strong>in</strong>t and Amended Compla<strong>in</strong>t. (Dkt. No. 2693)<br />

• Negotiated a stipulated agreement by Defendants for waiver <strong>of</strong> service. (Dkt. No.<br />

2046)<br />

• Filed a Memorandum <strong>in</strong> Support <strong>of</strong> Indirect-Purchaser Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs’ Motion for<br />

Leave to Amend Compla<strong>in</strong>t when counsel for the <strong>Class</strong> sought to add a Missouri<br />

consumer class as allowed by Section 407.025, Mo. Rev. Stat. (Dkt. No. 2059)<br />

• Attended case status hear<strong>in</strong>g before Special Master Qu<strong>in</strong>n on November for the<br />

purpose <strong>of</strong> discuss<strong>in</strong>g the pre-trial schedule and other issues <strong>in</strong> the MDL on behalf<br />

<strong>of</strong> the jo<strong>in</strong>tly-fil<strong>in</strong>g States.<br />

• Negotiated a stipulation with all other parties to revise the Protective Order,<br />

which was entered November 18, 2010 (Dkt. No. 2155) and coord<strong>in</strong>ated the<br />

States’ jo<strong>in</strong>der <strong>in</strong> other stipulations.<br />

• Responded to Defendants’ effort to dismiss the Missouri claim. (Comb<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

Response <strong>of</strong> the States <strong>of</strong> Missouri, Michigan, West Virg<strong>in</strong>ia, and Wiscons<strong>in</strong> to<br />

Defendants’ Jo<strong>in</strong>t Motion to Dismiss Compla<strong>in</strong>t Dkt. No. 2383)<br />

• Attend<strong>in</strong>g the hear<strong>in</strong>g on Defendants’ Jo<strong>in</strong>t Motion to Dismiss Compla<strong>in</strong>t on<br />

February 18, 2011.<br />

• Submitted support<strong>in</strong>g letter jo<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Indirect-Purchaser Pla<strong>in</strong>tiff’s Motion for<br />

Abrogation <strong>of</strong> Protective Order on March 4, 2011 and additional declaration on<br />

April 1, 2011, and attend<strong>in</strong>g hear<strong>in</strong>g on March 5 before Special Master. (Dkt. No.<br />

EXHIBIT 3 - DECLARATION OF ANNE E. SCHNEIDER MASTER FILE NO. 07-MD-1827-SI<br />

STATE OF MISSOURI CASE NO. 3:10-CV-3619-SI<br />

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• Submitted a letter confirm<strong>in</strong>g that Missouri concurred with certification <strong>of</strong> a<br />

Missouri consumer class. (Dkt. No. 2966)<br />

• Assisted class counsel with legal research <strong>of</strong> Missouri on topics <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

ascerta<strong>in</strong>ability standards, aggregate damages, fluid recovery, and damages <strong>in</strong><br />

relation to multiple motions for summary judgment, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Defendants’<br />

Motion to Decertify the <strong>Class</strong>es or <strong>in</strong> the Alternative for Summary Judgment.<br />

(Dkt. No. 3492)<br />

• Submitted partial opposition to Defendants’ request to extend discovery as to<br />

State’s purchas<strong>in</strong>g agency on December 13, 2011 and attended hear<strong>in</strong>g before<br />

Special Master on December 16, 2011, and obta<strong>in</strong>ed modification. (Dkt. No.<br />

4413)<br />

• Submitted a letter oppos<strong>in</strong>g Defendants’ Expert Deposition Schedule on March 9,<br />

2012 and attended telephonic hear<strong>in</strong>g before Special Master on March 13, 2012<br />

which resulted <strong>in</strong> a modification <strong>of</strong> the deposition schedule. (Dkt. No.5161)<br />

• Submitted an opposition to a motion by LG Display to compel production <strong>of</strong><br />

materials related to the work performed by the States’ expert and his consult<strong>in</strong>g<br />

firm on March 30, 2012 and attended telephonic hear<strong>in</strong>g on April 6, 2012. (Dkt.<br />

Nos.# 5538 and 5594)<br />

• Jo<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> Indirect-Purchaser Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs, applEcon LLC’s, John Metzler’s and State<br />

Attorneys General’s Objection to Special Master’s Order re LG Display’s Motion<br />

to Compel Compliance with Subpoenas to ApplEcon and John Metzler. (Dkt.<br />

Nos. 5538 and 5594)<br />

• Supported the Motions for Prelim<strong>in</strong>ary Approval <strong>of</strong> Settlements with <strong>Declaration</strong>s<br />

on behalf <strong>of</strong> the Settl<strong>in</strong>g States. (Dkt. Nos. 4424-13)<br />

EXHIBIT 3 - DECLARATION OF ANNE E. SCHNEIDER MASTER FILE NO. 07-MD-1827-SI<br />

STATE OF MISSOURI CASE NO. 3:10-CV-3619-SI<br />

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• Supported the Motion for F<strong>in</strong>al Approval <strong>of</strong> Settlements with a <strong>Declaration</strong> on<br />

behalf <strong>of</strong> the Settl<strong>in</strong>g States. (Dkt. Nos. 5600-2)<br />

• Supported the Motion for Prelim<strong>in</strong>ary Approval <strong>of</strong> Settlements with <strong>Declaration</strong>s<br />

on behalf <strong>of</strong> the Settl<strong>in</strong>g States. (Dkt. Nos. 6141-6)<br />

• Attended hear<strong>in</strong>g on Indirect-Purchaser Pla<strong>in</strong>tiff’s and States Attorneys General’s<br />

Motion for F<strong>in</strong>al Approval on May 18, 2012.<br />

Discovery<br />

• Obta<strong>in</strong>ed and reviewed transcripts from more than 110 depositions <strong>of</strong> fact<br />

witnesses and prepared several summaries for the multistate work<strong>in</strong>g group, along<br />

with the other Settl<strong>in</strong>g States.<br />

• Reviewed thousands <strong>of</strong> documents produced by Defendants as well as the<br />

collections <strong>of</strong> “hot” docs identified by the other Settl<strong>in</strong>g States dur<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

<strong>in</strong>vestigation and litigation.<br />

• Issued subpoenas to third parties for additional purchase documentation. (See<br />

<strong>Exhibit</strong> 3-G, attached hereto.)<br />

• Jo<strong>in</strong>ed counsel for the Indirect-Purchaser Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs <strong>in</strong> several discovery disputes<br />

and “meet and confer” efforts with certa<strong>in</strong> Defendants, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g discussions with<br />

HannStar, Chi Mei, and LG Display.<br />

• Served on the State’s Expert Committee and provided assistance to Florida <strong>in</strong><br />

preparation for the deposition <strong>of</strong> the States’ expert and the depositions <strong>of</strong> several<br />

<strong>of</strong> Defendants’ experts and attended several by telephone.<br />

• Collected purchase data from state agencies and entities and produced all that was<br />

discoverable to Defendants.<br />

• Provided considerable discovery <strong>in</strong> response to hundreds <strong>of</strong> requests made by<br />

Defendants. Missouri, along with Arkansas, Michigan, West Virg<strong>in</strong>ia and<br />

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Wiscons<strong>in</strong>, each responded to more than 73 <strong>in</strong>terrogatories (not count<strong>in</strong>g<br />

subparts), 22 requests for production, and 257 requests for admission.<br />

• Defended the depositions <strong>of</strong> Missouri’s purchas<strong>in</strong>g agency and <strong>of</strong> the third party<br />

currently contracted as the Missouri’s prime vendor for most <strong>of</strong> the covered <strong>LCD</strong><br />

products.<br />

• Prepared and made the follow<strong>in</strong>g document productions to the Defendants:<br />

State <strong>of</strong> Missouri<br />

Productions <strong>of</strong> Governmental Entity<br />

Purchase Data & Documents<br />

Production File Size<br />

Mediation Production 1-7-2011 2.82 GB<br />

Mediation Production 1-14-2011 740 KB<br />

1 st Supplemental Response 9-30-2011 4.22 GB<br />

2 nd Supplemental Response 10-24-2011 961,101 KB<br />

3 rd Supplemental Response 11-4-2011 26,962 KB<br />

4 th Supplemental Response 11-14-2011 1,898 KB<br />

5 th Supplemental Response 11-17-2011 72.5 MB<br />

6 th Supplemental Response 12-2-2011 31.1 MB<br />

7 th Supplemental Response 12-9-2011 55,825 KB<br />

8 th Supplemental Response 1-4-2012 419,720 KB<br />

Leadership <strong>in</strong> Mediation<br />

12) After the States were ordered to participate <strong>in</strong> mediation, <strong>in</strong> January, 2011, I was<br />

designated as the Liaison for the States’ Attorneys General for purposes <strong>of</strong> the mediation efforts.<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce that designation, I and attorneys <strong>in</strong> the Florida and California Attorney General’s <strong>of</strong>fices<br />

have served <strong>in</strong> leadership roles and participated extensively <strong>in</strong> all mediation efforts on behalf <strong>of</strong><br />

the other States with each <strong>of</strong> the Defendants and counsel for the IPP <strong>Class</strong>. These mediation<br />

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activities <strong>in</strong>clude the follow<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

• Draft<strong>in</strong>g State submissions or edit<strong>in</strong>g jo<strong>in</strong>t State-IPP <strong>Class</strong> submissions to the several<br />

mediators, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />

a. December 6, 2010 letter to Special Master Mart<strong>in</strong> Qu<strong>in</strong>n describ<strong>in</strong>g the States’<br />

actions and their commitment to produc<strong>in</strong>g damages-related data;<br />

b. December 20, 2010 jo<strong>in</strong>t letter with the IPP <strong>Class</strong> to Mediator Eric Green<br />

regard<strong>in</strong>g ideas for an effective mediation;<br />

c. January 18, 2011 submission to Mediator Eric Green;<br />

d. February 8, 2011 jo<strong>in</strong>t mediation statement describ<strong>in</strong>g the claims brought by<br />

the States and the IPP <strong>Class</strong> and the remedies sought;<br />

e. Memoranda to Mediator Green on April 22, 2011 and May 15, 2011;<br />

f. August 25, 2011 mediation statement for the States to the Hon. Daniel H.<br />

We<strong>in</strong>ste<strong>in</strong>; and<br />

g. September 30, 2011 mediation statement for the States to the Hon. Daniel H.<br />

We<strong>in</strong>ste<strong>in</strong>.<br />

• In person attendance at numerous mediation sessions with counsel for the IPP <strong>Class</strong><br />

and Defendants <strong>in</strong> San Francisco beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g January 2011. See <strong>Exhibit</strong> 1-A.<br />

• Attendance via teleconference at additional mediation sessions, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g mediations<br />

with counsel for the AUO and LG Defendants <strong>in</strong> April, 2012.<br />

• Scores <strong>of</strong> telephone conferences with counsel for the IPP <strong>Class</strong> and the Settl<strong>in</strong>g States<br />

and the Defendants regard<strong>in</strong>g the terms <strong>of</strong> the each settlement agreements.<br />

• Extensive work draft<strong>in</strong>g and revis<strong>in</strong>g the settlement agreements with each Defendant.<br />

• Discussions with counsel for the IPP <strong>Class</strong> and the Settl<strong>in</strong>g States, the claims<br />

adm<strong>in</strong>istrator, and the notice expert regard<strong>in</strong>g the distribution plan and notice<br />

program affect<strong>in</strong>g members <strong>of</strong> the class and the States’ parens patriae consumers.<br />

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• Draft<strong>in</strong>g and revisions to the Notice Plan, the Claims Form, the settlement website<br />

and other materials prepared to implement the notice and distribution plan; and,<br />

• Review and edit<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the prelim<strong>in</strong>ary approval and f<strong>in</strong>al approval motions.<br />

Additional Work as Co-Liaison Counsel<br />

13) Missouri shared Co-Liaison responsibilities with Florida and fulfilled the court-<br />

ordered duties pursuant the Order for Appo<strong>in</strong>tment <strong>of</strong> Liaison Counsel for State Attorney<br />

General <strong>Action</strong>s (Dkt. No. 2164 dated Nov. 23, 2010), <strong>in</strong> addition to other legal, organizational<br />

and adm<strong>in</strong>istrative tasks, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the follow<strong>in</strong>g activities:<br />

• Pretrial coord<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> these multiple actions, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g communication with the<br />

Court and serv<strong>in</strong>g as a contact po<strong>in</strong>t between the parties and the Court, Special<br />

Master, mediators and counsel for the IPP <strong>Class</strong>, the DPP <strong>Class</strong>, the DAP actions and<br />

the Defendants.<br />

• Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance <strong>of</strong> complete legal files <strong>of</strong> all documents served and provision <strong>of</strong> those<br />

files to parties with<strong>in</strong> the States’ liaison group upon request.<br />

• Preparation and transmittal <strong>of</strong> copies <strong>of</strong> orders and notices to the parties <strong>in</strong> the States’<br />

liaison group.<br />

• Coord<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> the States’ liaison group through plann<strong>in</strong>g and conduct<strong>in</strong>g weekly<br />

telephone calls.<br />

• Work<strong>in</strong>g with Liaison Counsel to ensure that the States’ liaison group was kept<br />

<strong>in</strong>formed <strong>of</strong> the progress <strong>of</strong> this litigation as necessary.<br />

• Coord<strong>in</strong>ation and dissem<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> discovery requests, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g written discovery,<br />

deposition notices, or subpoenas served <strong>in</strong> this MDL proceed<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

• Meet<strong>in</strong>g and conferr<strong>in</strong>g on potential steps to streaml<strong>in</strong>e discovery, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />

negotiat<strong>in</strong>g stipulations <strong>in</strong> the MDL proceed<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

• Arrang<strong>in</strong>g for and monitor<strong>in</strong>g additional grant funds for certa<strong>in</strong> litigation expenses.<br />

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• Creat<strong>in</strong>g and operat<strong>in</strong>g the multistate cost share fund and runn<strong>in</strong>g the States’ F<strong>in</strong>ance<br />

Committee that oversees the cost share fund.<br />

• Establish<strong>in</strong>g protocols to ensure compliance with the pretrial orders regard<strong>in</strong>g liaison<br />

counsel, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the Case Management Order for Individual <strong>Action</strong> Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs, Dkt.<br />

No. 1727.<br />

• Prepar<strong>in</strong>g the Indirect-Purchaser Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs’ and States Attorneys General’s Jo<strong>in</strong>t<br />

Notice and Motion for Interim Reimbursement <strong>of</strong> Expenses (Dkt. Nos. 5157-5159)<br />

and the States’ Motion for Attorneys Fees and Costs filed herewith (none <strong>of</strong> which<br />

time is <strong>in</strong>cluded this request for fees).<br />

Summary <strong>of</strong> Missouri’s Hours<br />

14) The total number <strong>of</strong> hours expended to date by Missouri on this <strong>in</strong>vestigation and<br />

litigation is 3,574.20 attorney hours, 975.98 non-attorney hours. Us<strong>in</strong>g the Laffey Matrix as<br />

adjusted for the San Francisco results <strong>in</strong> $1,448,506.50 <strong>in</strong> attorney fees and $99,609.75 <strong>in</strong> non-<br />

attorney fees, for total fees <strong>of</strong> $1,548,116.20. Included with this Motion as <strong>Exhibit</strong>s 1-B and 1-C<br />

attached to the Jo<strong>in</strong>t <strong>Declaration</strong> <strong>of</strong> Lizabeth A. Brady and <strong>Anne</strong> E. <strong>Schneider</strong> is a more detailed<br />

breakdown <strong>of</strong> Missouri's time and bill<strong>in</strong>g rates.<br />

15) All <strong>of</strong> the forego<strong>in</strong>g time spent by employees <strong>of</strong> the Missouri Attorney General’s<br />

<strong>of</strong>fice <strong>in</strong> connection with this litigation was reasonable and necessary and appropriate for the<br />

successful litigation and resolution <strong>of</strong> this action.<br />

Additional Expenses<br />

Multistate Cost Share’s Unreimbursed Expenses<br />

16) I oversee the adm<strong>in</strong>istration <strong>of</strong> two litigation-related funds that have been used for<br />

the prosecution <strong>of</strong> the States Attorneys General actions. These funds have paid certa<strong>in</strong> qualified<br />

ongo<strong>in</strong>g litigation expenses on behalf <strong>of</strong> the States Attorneys General <strong>in</strong> this matter. One fund<br />

was established with grants from the National Association <strong>of</strong> Attorneys General and is required<br />

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to be repaid <strong>in</strong> the event <strong>of</strong> any recovery. The cost-shar<strong>in</strong>g fund is funded by the participat<strong>in</strong>g<br />

States Attorneys General through the payment <strong>of</strong> assessments. The States have already sought a<br />

portion <strong>of</strong> the costs paid through these two funds through the Indirect-Purchaser Pla<strong>in</strong>tiffs’ and<br />

State Attorneys General’s Motion for Interim Reimbursement <strong>of</strong> Costs. (Dkt. No. 5157-5159).<br />

17) However, several additional expenses have been <strong>in</strong>curred and paid through these<br />

funds for which the States are entitled to reimbursement as litigation costs. The States have<br />

<strong>in</strong>curred additional expert-related costs <strong>of</strong> $323,625.88, additional transcript costs <strong>of</strong> $5,816.40,<br />

and additional shared costs, for total additional shared costs <strong>of</strong> $338,192.28. A summary <strong>of</strong><br />

these expenses are set forth on <strong>Exhibit</strong> “3-A” to this declaration, and copies <strong>of</strong> the underly<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>in</strong>voices are attached as <strong>Exhibit</strong>s “3-B” follow<strong>in</strong>g that summary.<br />

18) In summary, the Multistate Cost Share <strong>in</strong>curred a total <strong>of</strong> $338,192.28 <strong>in</strong><br />

additional unreimbursed expenses <strong>in</strong> connection with this litigation, all <strong>of</strong> which were reasonable<br />

and necessary for the prosecution <strong>of</strong> his ligation.<br />

Missouri’s Unreimbursed Costs<br />

16) The State <strong>of</strong> Missouri has also <strong>in</strong>curred additional costs <strong>in</strong> connection with this<br />

litigation that are reimbursable to the Attorney General’s Office, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g travel expenses for<br />

attendance at several court hear<strong>in</strong>gs and court-ordered mediation <strong>in</strong> San Francisco as well as<br />

additional miscellaneous expenses. A summary <strong>of</strong> Missouri’s Travel Expenses is attached as<br />

<strong>Exhibit</strong> “3-C” to this declaration, followed by copies <strong>of</strong> the underly<strong>in</strong>g travel expense reports<br />

attached as <strong>Exhibit</strong> “3-D.” A summary <strong>of</strong> Missouri’s other miscellaneous expenses are attached<br />

as <strong>Exhibit</strong> “3-E” with copes <strong>of</strong> the underly<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>voices or similar documentation attached as<br />

<strong>Exhibit</strong>s “3-F” follow<strong>in</strong>g that summary.<br />

17) Missouri, <strong>in</strong>dividually, <strong>in</strong>curred $15,288.00 <strong>in</strong> additional unreimbursed expenses,<br />

all <strong>of</strong> which were reasonable and necessary for the prosecution <strong>of</strong> his ligation. Of this amount<br />

$339.70 was for direct payments to vendors, $1,291.47 was for copy<strong>in</strong>g, legal research etc., and<br />

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$13,656.83 was for travel, meals and lodg<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

18) All <strong>of</strong> the forego<strong>in</strong>g costs were <strong>in</strong>curred by the State <strong>of</strong> Missouri <strong>in</strong> connection<br />

with this litigation, were reasonable <strong>in</strong> amount, and were necessary and appropriate for the<br />

successful litigation and resolution <strong>of</strong> this action.<br />

I declare under penalty <strong>of</strong> perjury pursuant to the laws <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>of</strong> Missouri that the<br />

forego<strong>in</strong>g statements <strong>of</strong> fact are true and correct.<br />

Executed this 7 th Day <strong>of</strong> September, 2012 <strong>in</strong> Jefferson City, Missouri.<br />

/s/ <strong>Anne</strong> E. <strong>Schneider</strong><br />

<strong>Anne</strong> E. <strong>Schneider</strong><br />

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