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August 30, 2019
Google Deal's Setbacks Renew Doubts On Cy Pres Awards
The Third Circuit, in rejecting a $5.5 million deal with Google, has dealt the latest blow to privacy class action settlements that deliver no monetary relief to consumers, raising questions about whether plaintiffs will drop these disputes in favor of cases in which they can recover statutory penalties.
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August 06, 2019
3rd Circ. Scraps $5.5M Google Privacy Settlement
The Third Circuit on Tuesday scrapped a $5.5 million class action settlement over tracking software that required Google to pay internet privacy watchdogs but not individual consumers, citing the very brief findings of fact and legal reasoning from the Delaware federal judge who approved the settlement.
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December 07, 2017
Privacy Group Asks 3rd Circ. To Scrap Google Tracking Deal
A privacy advocacy group has urged the Third Circuit to reject Google's $5.5 million settlement that allows the search giant to pay internet watchdogs — and not consumers — to resolve claims that it bypassed privacy settings on Apple's internet browser Safari to track users.
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November 14, 2017
3rd Circ. Questions Google Privacy-Payout Challenger
The Third Circuit on Tuesday pressed a class action fairness advocate challenging the distribution of a Google Inc. privacy case settlement to prove why class members, and not internet watchdog groups, should have been the direct beneficiaries of the proceeds if the case wasn't about a financial loss.
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July 06, 2017
$5.5M Google Privacy Deal Is Unfair, 11 AGs Tell 3rd Circ.
Eleven state attorneys general urged the Third Circuit on Wednesday to reverse approval of a $5.5 million settlement that allows Google Inc. to make payments to several entities to resolve consumer privacy claims, arguing that the payments should go to the class members who received nothing from the deal.
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June 30, 2017
3rd Circ. Asked To Nix Approval Of $5.5M Google Privacy Deal
The Center for Class Action Fairness' director urged the Third Circuit to revoke approval of a $5.5 million deal that would see Google make donations to several entities to resolve consumer privacy claims, blasting the settlement for providing millions to class counsel and groups the company favors, but nothing to class members.