U.S. Supreme Court,
Civil Litigation,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
May 1, 2018
High court to review cy pres settlements in Google privacy class action
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a multi-million dollar settlement between Google Inc. and plaintiffs who sued the company over privacy violations but got none of the money from the case, while the attorneys’ alma maters got a windfall.
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review a multi-million dollar settlement between Alphabet Inc.-owned Google and plaintiffs who sued the company over privacy violations but got none of the money from the case, while the attorneys' alma maters got a windfall.
The justices agreed to review the law behind cy pres settlements, in which money is distributed to charities or other organizations charged with helping the ...
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