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Florida has agreed to pay $725,000 in fees and legal costs to companies that successfully challenged part of a 2022 law that Gov. Ron DeSantis called the “Stop WOKE Act.”

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A Nov. 19 court filing said the state and the plaintiffs reached a settlement Nov. 4 regarding attorneys’ fees and other legal costs. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker quickly issued an order on Nov. 19 directing the parties to abide by the agreement.

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The filings came after lawyers for the companies filed a motion on Sept. 27 seeking $749,642 in fees and $41,144 in additional costs related to the lengthy legal battle.

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