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<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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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 />
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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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