Order | Filed: May 29, 2025
Demmerle et al v. Legoland New York, LLC
Other Fraud | New York Southern
Order
FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, DECREED, AND ADJUDGED AS FOLLOWS: 1. Terms and phrases in this Final Judgment shall have the same meaning as ascribed to them in the Parties Class Action Settlement Agreement . 2. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the Action and over all Parties to the Action, including all Settlement Class Members. 4. One individual listed in Attachment 6 to the April 18, 2025 Declaration of Cameron R. Azari Regardi ng Implementation of Notice and Claims Administration (ECF No. 47) has submitted a timely, valid request for exclusion and is therefore excluded from the Settlement Class. 9. Accordingly, the Settlement is hereby finally approved in all respects. 10 . The Parties are hereby directed to implement the Settlement Agreement according to its terms and provisions. The Settlement Agreement is hereby incorporated into this Final Judgment in full and shall have the full force of an Order of this Court. 1 1. This Court hereby dismisses the Action on the merits and with prejudice. 14. The Court has also considered Plaintiffs Motion For Attorneys' Fees, Costs, Expenses, And Service Awards, as well as the supporting memorandum of law and declaration s (ECF Nos. 37-42), and adjudges that the payment of attorneys fees, costs, and expenses in the amount of $116,666.67 is reasonable in light of the multi-factor test used to evaluate fee awards in the Second Circuit. See Goldberger v. Integrated Resources, Inc., 209 F.3d 43, 50 (2d Cir. 2000). Such payment shall be made pursuant to and in the manner provided by the terms of the Settlement Agreement. 15. The Court has also considered Plaintiffs Motion, memorandum of law, and supporting decla rations for service awards to the Class Representatives, Christopher Demmerle, Ronniery De La Cruz, and Peng Li. See ECF Nos. 37-42. The Court adjudges that the payment of incentive awards in the amount of $1,500 each to the Class Representative s to compensate them for their efforts and commitment on behalf of the Settlement Class, is fair, reasonable, and justified under the circumstances of this case. Such payment shall be made pursuant to and in the manner provided by the terms of the Se ttlement Agreement.21. This Court hereby directs entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58 based upon the Courts finding that there is no just reason for delay of enforcement or appeal of this Final Judgment, and her eby dismisses this Action with prejudice, with each party to bear their own costs, except as provided in this Order or in the Settlement Agreement. As further set forth in this Order. Motions terminated: 37 MOTION for Attorney Fees Costs, Expenses, and Service Awards filed by Christopher Demmerle, Ronniery de la Cruz, Peng Li, 44 MOTION for Settlement Final Approval of Class Action Settlement. filed by Christopher Demmerle, Ronniery de la Cruz, Peng Li. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 5/29/2025) (sgz)