Judge Pauses Approval of $725M Facebook Settlement After New Mexico AG Shows Up

At Thursday's preliminary approval hearing in the Cambridge Analytica settlement with Facebook, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria repeatedly sparred with Corban Rhodes, an attorney for the New Mexico Attorney General's Office, who intervened this week to raise questions about the release.

March 02, 2023 at 06:54 PM

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Class Actions

Amanda Bronstad
staff reporter

The original version of this story was published on The Recorder

What You Need to Know

The judge floated the idea of changing the notice to inform a class of 250 million Facebook users about the New Mexico Attorney General's case.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs and Facebook raised concerns about what they called an unprecedented move.
Despite the notice issues, the judge appeared likely to approve the settlement, stating: 'I do not have any significant concerns.'

A federal judge said he was likely to approve a $725 million privacy settlement with Facebook but wanted more time to review the class action deal after the New Mexico Attorney General's Office flagged last-minute concerns.