June 15, 2026
First Brands was cleared to send its Chapter 11 plan to a creditor vote, defeating calls to convert the case to a Chapter 7 liquidation. The Supreme Court reversed a Fifth Circuit decision that barred a man from bringing a personal injury lawsuit he failed to disclose in bankruptcy. And a company linked to an alleged trafficking ring won Chapter 15 recognition.
June 11, 2026
The plan administration trust created under the Chapter 11 plan of DNA-testing company 23andMe has struck a deal to pay $46.7 million to data breach claimants, saying the move brings 23andMe one step closer to resolving the fallout of a massive data breach in 2023.
September 13, 2024
Personal genomics company 23andMe has reached a $30 million settlement to resolve multidistrict class action litigation on behalf of more than 6 million customers whose personal data was stolen and in some cases leaked onto the dark web, according to a California federal court filing Thursday.
April 19, 2024
Plaintiffs in proposed privacy class actions should be given more say in who's picked as class counsel, in order to crack down on the "anemic settlements" that have resulted from the ineffective "old way of litigating" these matters, law firm Edelson PC argued in vying for lead counsel in a dispute over a data breach at genetics testing provider 23andMe.