New Judge In Facebook Sponsored Stories Class Action Skeptical Of Settlement
The settlement Facebook reached in June in a class-action suit over the use of its members’ likenesses in sponsored stories may be in jeopardy, as U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg, who must approve the proposal, expressed "significant concerns."
The settlement Facebook reached in June in a class-action suit over the use of its members’ likenesses in sponsored stories may be in jeopardy, as U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg, who must approve the proposal, expressed “significant concerns.”
The case had been overseen most of the way by District Judge Lucy Koh, but she recused herself from the case last month without giving a reason why.
Facebook agreed in June to pay about $10 million for legal fees and to donate the same amount to charity, and Reuters reported that attorneys for both sides in the case argued that the roughly $20 million, along with promised changes to the social network’s privacy settings, were valued at some $123 million, prompting Seeborg to say:
That doesn’t make any sense to me.
And
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
Subscribe today!
To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber
Already a member? Sign in