Headquarters of 23andMe in Mountain View, California. Credit: Jason Doiy/The RecorderJudge Approves 23andMe's $30M Data Breach Settlement - With Conditions
On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, of the Northern District of California, preliminary approved the 23andMe settlement, provided lawyers make some changes.
December 06, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The judge already had flagged numerous issues with the settlement at an Oct. 29 preliminary approval hearing.
- He also raised concerns about the notices and claim forms, plus the proposed $7.5 million in attorney fees.
- The judge declined to grant a proposed injunction, allowing 16,000 arbitrating plaintiffs to be excluded, despite 23andMe’s pleas that doing so could cost more than $30 million in filing fees.
A federal judge approved genetic testing firm 23andMe Inc.’s $30 million data breach settlement but told lawyers to make some changes.
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