Judge Approves $5.5 Million Settlement Of Google Cookie Privacy Class Action

Mealey's (February 2, 2017, 1:02 PM EST) -- WILMINGTON, Del. — A proposed $5.5 million cy pres settlement of a class action over the tracking cookie practices of Google Inc. was approved by a Delaware federal judge Feb. 2, with requests for awards of attorney fees and incentive awards being granted and a lone objection to the settlement being overruled (In Re:  Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation, No. 1:12-md-02358, D. Del.)....