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Lundy et al v. Facebook Inc. et al

  1. January 11, 2024

    Facebook's 'Chutzpah' Charging Class For Ads Annoys Judge

    A California federal judge on Thursday blasted Facebook for having the "chutzpah" to charge for online ads notifying users about its $37.5 million deal to resolve claims it tracked 70 million users' locations, and said he'd award the plaintiffs' attorneys less than the $8.8 million they sought.

  2. November 03, 2023

    Meta Tracking Class Lowers Atty Fee Bid After Judge Criticism

    Counsel for Facebook users took another shot at getting approval for the fees they'll receive from Meta's $37.5 million deal settling class claims that it tracked 70 million users' locations, dropping the request by $500,000 since the judge said their $9.3 million request is "not going to happen."

  3. October 19, 2023

    Judge Rips Claims Rate, Fee Bid In $37.5M Meta Tracking Deal

    A California federal judge held off giving final approval Thursday to Meta Platforms Inc.'s $37.5 million deal to resolve claims it tracked 70 million users' locations, calling the 1.3% claims rate "overall a poor result" and saying the $9.3 million attorney fee request is "just not going to happen."

  4. March 23, 2023

    Meta Judge Grudgingly OKs $37.5M Tracking Deal For Now

    A California federal judge on Thursday said he'd initially OK Meta's $37.5 million deal to resolve claims it tracked 70 million users' locations but pressed for a cy pres-only distribution, saying "no one" will submit a claim for "50 cents" and his approval is "the dictionary definition of 'preliminary.'"

  5. March 03, 2023

    Meta Urges Approval Of $37.5M Deal On Tracking Claims

    Meta Platforms Inc. chimed in with its support for an amended motion by plaintiffs seeking approval for a $37.5 million deal resolving class claims the social media giant impermissibly tracked 70 million users' locations, saying the changes ensure more of the settlement goes to class members or, if the court prefers, to charity.

  6. February 16, 2023

    Facebook Users Try Again At $37.5M Deal On Tracking Claims

    A group of Facebook users took another shot at getting approval for Meta's $37.5 million deal to settle class claims the social media giant impermissibly tracked 70 million users' locations, lowering their proposed attorney fees and weighing against a California federal judge's suggestion that giving the money to nonprofits might make more sense.

  7. December 15, 2022

    Meta Judge Proposes Cy Pres Payout In $37.5M Tracking Deal

    A California federal judge declined Thursday to approve Meta's $37.5 million deal resolving putative class claims that Facebook tracked 70 million users' locations without consent, saying that proposed attorney fees were inflated and that it might be a "rare occasion" in which a cy pres distribution makes more sense than payments to class members.

  8. August 22, 2022

    Meta Inks $37.5M Deal Resolving Tracking Tech Claims

    A group of social media users asked a California federal judge Monday to sign off on a $37.5 million settlement resolving claims that Meta Platforms' Facebook violated users' privacy with its tracking technology.