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Motion for Preliminary Approval Declaration of Philip L. Fraietta In Support of Motion for Preliminary Approval Declaration of C.J. In Support of Motion for Preliminary Approval [Proposed] Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement Filed [Proposed] Order Granting Preliminary Approval Proof of Service Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settleme...

On August 3, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted preliminary settlement approval to a class defined as: “All persons in the United States who installed the Facebook Messenger and Facebook Lite apps for Android, and granted Facebook / Meta permission to access their contacts.” The case is captioned Olin et al. v. Facebook, Inc., Case No. 18-cv-01881-RS....

On June 15, 2022, payments were sent to class members as part of the $5.7 million settlement in Malone, et al. v. Western Digital Corporation.  The settlement was approved by Judge Nathaniel P. Cousins of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California on December 22, 2021.  After a pro-rata upward adjustment, class members who submitted claims will receive approximatel...

Bursor & Fisher is pleased to announce the promotion of Alec Leslie to Partner in the firm’s New York office.  Alec’s promotion was announced at the firm’s year-end retreat and became effective December 10, 2021.  For years, Alec has been litigating and certifying classes successfully, and obtaining tens of millions of dollars in settlements on behalf of a wide range of consumers and c...

On August 10, 2021, payments were sent to class members as part of the $4.55 million settlement in Miranda, et al. v. Golden Entertainment (NV), Inc. The settlement was approved by Judge Andrew P. Gordon of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on May 12, 2021, and provides to class members (i) up to $200 in documented, out-of-pocket expenses stemming from the data breach (u...