On Remand, Judge Deems $3.2M Costs, Fees Award In Wawa Data Breach Suit Reasonable

( April 12, 2024, 2:15 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — After scrutinizing the factors and negotiations that resulted in a $3.2 million award of attorney fees, costs and service awards that accompanied the $9 million settlement of a consumer class action over a 2019 data breach experienced by Wawa Inc., a Pennsylvania federal judge found the award to be reasonable in light of relevant case law and similar data breach suits and despite arguments against the award risk by an objector....