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In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation
Case Number:
3:15-cv-03747
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Bleichmar Fonti
- Cooley LLP
- DiCello Levitt
- Edelson PC
- Gibson Dunn
- Labaton Keller
- Levi & Korsinsky
- Mayer Brown
- Milian Legal Group
- Robbins Geller
- Scott&Scott
- Shook Hardy
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February 26, 2021
$650M Facebook Privacy Deal OK'd, $110M Atty Fees Trimmed
A California federal judge on Friday praised a $650 million settlement resolving claims that Facebook's facial recognition technology violated Illinois users' biometric privacy rights, calling it a "landmark result," but he trimmed the $110 million requested attorney fees to $97.5 million.
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January 14, 2021
$110M Fees Probed In $650M Facebook Biometric Privacy Deal
A California federal judge on Thursday questioned a $110 million fee bid by attorneys representing Illinois Facebook users in a "groundbreaking" $650 million proposed settlement of claims that the social media giant's facial recognition technology violated their biometric privacy rights, suggesting that a fraction of that might be more appropriate.
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November 25, 2020
Facebook's $650M Biometric Privacy Deal Draws 1.5M Users
More than 1.5 million Illinois Facebook users are seeking to claim a share of a proposed $650 million deal to resolve biometric privacy claims brought against the social media company in California federal court, according to a Wednesday filing by counsel for the parties, who had previously said that roughly 6 million consumers were eligible to participate in the settlement.
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September 22, 2020
Judge Slams Firm's 'Deceptive' Facebook Privacy Deal Ads
Levi & Korsinsky LLP wrongly ran online advertisements designed to "mislead and deceive" consumers into opting out of a recently secured $650 million biometric privacy settlement with Facebook to pursue their own claims, a California federal judge said during a hearing Tuesday, slamming the law firm's "artful" deception.
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September 21, 2020
Law Firm Denies Misleading Facebook Privacy Deal Class
Levi & Korsinsky LLP responded to challenges that its ads encouraging class members to opt out of a recently secured $650 million biometric privacy settlement against Facebook and pursue their own claims are misleading, saying it "vigorously disputes" the allegations from class counsel.
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September 18, 2020
Law Firm Misleading Facebook Privacy Deal Class, Court Told
Class counsel who recently secured a $650 million biometric privacy settlement against Facebook is asking a California federal judge to block Levi & Korsinsky LLP from continuing to disseminate "highly misleading" ads encouraging class members to opt out of the landmark deal and pursue their own claims against Facebook.
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August 21, 2020
Facebook's $650M Biometric Deal Gets Initial OK
A California federal judge preliminarily approved Facebook's revised $650 million biometric privacy settlement with a class of Illinois users after rejecting a previous $550 million version of the deal.
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July 23, 2020
Facebook's Upped $650M Biometric Deal Nears Initial OK
A California federal judge indicated Thursday he's inclined to preliminarily sign off on Facebook's revised $650 million biometric privacy settlement with a class of Illinois users, saying it's "incrementally better" than the one he rejected last month, while adding that he wants to see a "record-breaking claims rate."
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June 04, 2020
Facebook Judge Rips $550M Biometric Privacy Deal
A California federal judge tore into Facebook's proposed $550 million biometric privacy settlement with a class of Illinois users Thursday, saying he won't yet grant preliminary approval and has many questions about a deal that gives users just 1.25% of what they could be entitled to under the Prairie State's biometric privacy law.
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May 11, 2020
Facebook Users Share Details Of Historic $550M Privacy Deal
A class of Illinois Facebook users has revealed the long-awaited details of a record-setting $550 million biometric privacy deal reached with the social media giant earlier this year, telling a California federal court Friday that each class member who files an eligible claim is expected to receive between $150 and $300.