Opinion ID: 779154
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Appellees' Individual Actions

Text: 17 More than 300 class members filed individual actions for compensatory damages in the Hawaii district court. With the parties' consent, the QUEST-related cases were transferred to Magistrate Judge Barry M. Kurren on February 25, 1998. 18 On July 20 and 22, 1998, Lovell and Delmendo were awarded $10,192.22 and $1,053.21, respectively, at the conclusion of separate bench trials. The trial court also awarded each of them reimbursement for attorneys' fees, costs (including expert witness fees), and prejudgment interest. In addition, the trial court certified that its ruling constituted a final judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), based on a finding that there was no just reason for delay. The State's appeal from these two individual judgments is now before us.