District Recommends Social Media Litigation Counsel Agreement
Durham UnifiedSchool · Durham, CA- Disclosed value
- Contingency fee of 20% of recovery up to $10 million; tiered percentages of 18%, 13%, and 10% for recovery amounts above $10 million, plus an additional 2% if the lawsuit proceeds to trial. No attorneys’ fees are owed if no recovery is made. Attorneys advance costs, reimbursable from recovery.
- From agreement
- Document date
- Oct 21, 2026
The 30-second brief
Durham Unified School District recommended approving a contingency-fee legal engagement with Keller Rohrback L.L.P. to investigate and pursue potential claims against social media companies. Keller Rohrback would receive tiered fees from any recovery, with no attorneys’ fees owed if the district receives no recovery.
Keller Rohrback LLP holds this legal contract with Durham Unified. Its other public contracts on record include work for Orcutt Union Elementary and Western Placer Unified.
Term as filed: Through resolution of the social media litigation; either party may terminate subject to applicable court rules and law..
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Contract details
- Contract type
- Legal
- Amount
- Contingency fee of 20% of recovery up to $10 million; tiered percentages of 18%, 13%, and 10% for recovery amounts above $10 million, plus an additional 2% if the lawsuit proceeds to trial. No attorneys’ fees are owed if no recovery is made. Attorneys advance costs, reimbursable from recovery.
- Document date
- October 21, 2026
- Term
- Through resolution of the social media litigation; either party may terminate subject to applicable court rules and law.
- Vendor
- Keller Rohrback LLP
- Agency
- Durham Unified
- Source document
- Durham Unified School District Agreement Social Media Litigation Contingency Fee 2026-10-21 (Agreement)
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Who was awarded the legal contract by Durham Unified?
Keller Rohrback LLP was awarded this legal contract by Durham Unified, as recorded on October 21, 2026. The contract value is Contingency fee of 20% of recovery up to $10 million; tiered percentages of 18%, 13%, and 10% for recovery amounts above $10 million, plus an additional 2% if the lawsuit proceeds to trial. No attorneys’ fees are owed if no recovery is made. Attorneys advance costs, reimbursable from recovery..
How much is the Keller Rohrback LLP contract with Durham Unified worth?
The Keller Rohrback LLP contract with Durham Unified is valued at Contingency fee of 20% of recovery up to $10 million; tiered percentages of 18%, 13%, and 10% for recovery amounts above $10 million, plus an additional 2% if the lawsuit proceeds to trial. No attorneys’ fees are owed if no recovery is made. Attorneys advance costs, reimbursable from recovery., covering legal work.
What type of contract is this?
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Where was this contract approved?
This contract appears in Durham Unified School District Agreement Social Media Litigation Contingency Fee 2026-10-21 (Agreement), dated October 21, 2026 from Durham Unified. Civic IQ extracts contract records directly from agency meeting documents and solicitations.
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