Objector lawyers who have challenged numerous Big Tech privacy settlements are fighting back against paying $8,500 bonds before appealing approval of a $725 million class action deal with Facebook’s Meta Platforms Inc.

Plaintiffs lawyers in the Facebook settlement filed motions this month demanding that John Kress, who represents one objector, and Kendrick Jan and John Pentz, lawyers for two other objectors, post $8,500 bonds to cover costs during their appeal. They insist the objectors are unlikely to succeed and have a “history of ‘abusing the litigation process.’”

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