For information regarding the settlement please visit the settlement website at https://facebookuserprivacysettlement.com/.
Case Overview
Keller Rohrback L.L.P. partner, Derek W. Loeser, was appointed to serve as Co-Lead Counsel in this ground-breaking privacy litigation. Plaintiffs’ complaint alleges that Facebook broke the law when it enabled third parties—such as the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica—to access U.S.-based Facebook users’ personal content and information without their knowledge or consent, beginning in 2007. Plaintiffs also allege that Facebook failed to properly protect users’ content and information from misuse or unauthorized access by third parties, which further violated users’ privacy.
Case Status
In August 2022, the parties notified the Court of a settlement in principle. The Court granted final approval of the settlement on October 10, 2023. The landmark $725 million settlement is the largest recovery ever secured in a data privacy class action as well as the largest amount Facebook has ever paid to resolve a private class action. On November 9, 2023, two objectors to the settlement filed appeals, which has delayed the payment of claims. The settlement does not become final and settlement payments cannot be distributed to eligible claimants until the appeals are resolved. Pending resolution of these appeals and any other delays, the settlement administrator will begin the distribution of benefits.
Please visit the settlement website for additional information regarding the settlement and to view the notice of settlement and a list of answers to frequently asked questions. Please note that the deadlines for filing a claim and opting out of or objecting to the settlement have passed.
Other Information
We are unable to respond to questions as to whether any specific individual had their personal information compromised. Facebook users are able to manually access that information by logging into their Facebook account and clicking on the following link: https://www.facebook.com/help/1873665312923476.
Please be advised that we are not accepting requests to represent individual persons or accepting individual cases related to this litigation, and we cannot provide any legal advice with respect to any potential claims as an individual.
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