Class Member Objects To Cy Pres Settlement Of Google Cookie Lawsuit

(December 23, 2016, 3:41 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A man who claims to be a putative class member in a privacy lawsuit over the cookie placement practices of Google Inc. filed an objection to a preliminarily approved settlement on Dec. 23 in Delaware federal court, arguing that the proposed award to only cy pres recipients, rather than to class members, is unfair and runs counter to controlling case law and federal class action guidelines (In Re:  Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation, No. 1:12-md-02358, D. Del.)....