Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Emboldened? DOJ Surprises With Rare Move to Block Incentive Awards for Class Action
The U.S. Department of Justice objected to about $180,000 in incentive awards proposed in a $63 million class action settlement over the 2014 data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
September 13, 2022 at 04:52 PM
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Class Actions
What You Need to Know
- The DOJ cited a 2020 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit that banned incentive awards entirely.
- Plaintiffs lawyers are asking for $5,000 each for 36 named plaintiffs in the case, including nine from the original complaint, later amended.
- The DOJ does not object to the $63 million class action settlement, which has a final approval hearing on Oct. 14.
The Department of Justice, in a rare move, has objected to incentive awards within a proposed $63 million class action settlement over a 2014 data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, or OPM.
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