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Facebook Pays $6.5 Million to End Fee Fight in Breach Case

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Dissent

David McAfee reports:

Facebook Inc. will pay $6.5 million to class counsel in a lawsuit that alleged the company’s negligence allowed hackers to obtain user information via software bugs, ending a dispute over attorneys’ fees.

The parties reached an agreement prior to a hearing scheduled for Thursday, they told Judge William Alsup. The amount is described in a stipulation as “a material reduction from the total attorneys’ fees and litigation costs Plaintiff initially sought.”

Read more on Bloomberg Law


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