Headquarters of 23andMe in Mountain View, California. Credit: Jason Doiy/The RecorderJudge Approves 23andMe's $30M Data Breach Settlement - With Conditions
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, of the Northern District of California, preliminary approved the 23andMe settlement, provided lawyers make some changes.
December 06, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The judge already had flagged numerous issues with the settlement at an Oct. 29 preliminary approval hearing.
- He also raised concerns about the notices and claim forms, plus the proposed $7.5 million in attorney fees.
- The judge declined to grant a proposed injunction, allowing 16,000 arbitrating plaintiffs to be excluded, despite 23andMe’s pleas that doing so could cost more than $30 million in filing fees.
A federal judge approved genetic testing firm 23andMe Inc.’s $30 million data breach settlement but told lawyers to make some changes.
U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, of the Northern District of California, who already had flagged numerous issues with the settlement at an Oct. 29 preliminary approval hearing, told lawyers to come back in two weeks to answer his questions, most of which revolved around notices and claim forms. He also raised concerns about the proposed $7.5 million in attorney fees.
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