Melvin et al v. 23andMe, Inc.
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3:24-cv-00487
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Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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April 19, 2024
Edelson Pitches 'Better Way' To Pick Leads In Privacy Suits
Plaintiffs in proposed privacy class actions should be given more say in who's picked as class counsel, in order to crack down on the "anemic settlements" that have resulted from the ineffective "old way of litigating" these matters, law firm Edelson PC argued in vying for lead counsel in a dispute over a data breach at genetics testing provider 23andMe.
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January 26, 2024
23andMe Users Say Hackers Targeted Jewish, Chinese Data
Hackers who pushed their way past 23andMe's security systems in a data breach last year were after the personal information of Jewish and Chinese customers, but the biotechnology company hid that detail when notifying 7 million affected customers, according to a proposed class action filed Friday in California federal court.