$115 Million Settlement Of Anthem Data Breach Suit Preliminarily Approved

(August 31, 2017, 1:13 PM EDT) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A California federal judge on Aug. 25 granted preliminary approval of a class action over a 2015 data breach experienced by Anthem Inc., finding the insurer’s establishment of a $115 million nonrevisionary settlement to cover credit monitoring and other costs to be fair and adequate (In Re:  Anthem Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 5:15-md-02617, N.D. Calif., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 137281)....