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Google’s $5.5 Million Class Privacy Pact Improperly Reviewed

Google Inc. must again defend its $5.5 million settlement to end privacy class claims after a federal appeals court raised concerns about money designated for third parties. The trial court wrongly dismissed objections to the cy pres settlement, which distributes funds to specific interest groups, and must thoroughly address them on remand, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said …


Cy Pres Survives, but for How Long?

One of the absent class members challenged the settlement, asserting that the cy pres award is not “fair, reasonable, and adequate” compensation to class members and, without the cy pres component, class counsels’ attorney’s fees were unreasonable. Thus, although Gaos was advertised as the Supreme Court’s first foray into cy pres awards, it ultimately proved to be the wrong vehicle for the …