Mealey's (October 19, 2017, 12:37 PM EDT) -- ROME, Ga. — Five months after granting preliminary approval of the settlement of a class action over the theft of student records that a group of alumni said exposed their personally identifiable information (PII), a Georgia federal judge on Oct. 17 granted final approval of the parties’ agreement that establishes a $175,000 settlement fund for affected students (Erin Bishop, et al. v. Shorter University Inc., No. 4:15-cv-00033, N.D. Ga.)....