Civil Litigation
Jun. 15, 2018
Judge blasts lawyers in data breach case for high fee request
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh of San Jose berated plaintiffs’ attorneys at a Thursday hearing for including insufficient information in their fee request in one of the largest data breach settlements on record.
SAN JOSE -- U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh berated plaintiffs' attorneys at a Thursday hearing for including insufficient information in their fee request in one of the largest data breach settlements on record.
The case involved a 2015 data breach at insurance company Anthem Inc. that exposed the personal data of 79 million people. Anthem settled the case in June 2017 for $115 million.
The plaintiff...
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