Settlement, Attorney's Fees, Data Breach

Data Breach Class Action Settlement Approval Affirmed by Ninth Circuit with Attorneys’ Fee Award Reversed and Remanded

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider on 3/4/2025

Some data breach class actions settle quickly, with one of two settlement structures: (1) a “claims made” structure, in which the total amount paid to class members who submit valid claims is not capped, and attorneys’ fees...more

Attorneys’ Fees Award in Data Breach Class Action Settlement Reversed by Eighth Circuit

Robinson+Cole Class Actions Insider on 8/5/2024

These days it seems like nearly every data breach results in a multitude of class action filings. Some of these cases settle quickly with minimal litigation. In such a case, the Eighth Circuit recently reversed an attorneys’...more

Yahoo! Data Breach Estimated to Cost Successor Company Net $47 Million

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/21/2018

Altaba Inc., the successor company of Yahoo Inc., recently noted in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that after its settlement of consumer and shareholder suits relating to Yahoo’s data breach that...more

Home Depot Settles Data Breach Class Action Case with Financial Institutions and Counsel for $42.55 million

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 10/9/2017

Following its data breach in 2014, Home Depot was sued by thousands of financial institutions requesting recovery of costs associated with the issuance of new credit and debit cards to 50 million individuals affected by the...more

Class Action and Regulatory Settlements Reflect the Rising Cost of Data Breaches

Carlton Fields on 7/12/2017

As the number of data breaches continues to increase, so too do the costs. After a breach occurs, companies typically expend significant sums conducting investigations, notifying customers and regulators, and engaging in...more

No Love For Proposed Consumer Class Settlements

Carlton Fields on 2/14/2017

Two consumer class actions recently hit a roadblock when courts denied final approval for class settlements. In In re Target Consumer Data Security Breach, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota preliminarily...more

District Court Grants Final Approval In Target Consumer Data Breach Class Action

King & Spalding on 12/1/2015

On November 17, 2015, the federal district court overseeing the Target data breach litigation granted final approval to the consumer class action arising out of the 2013 Target data breach. The court certified, for final...more

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