$11.2 Million Ashley Madison Data Breach Suit Settlement Granted Final Approval

Mealey's (November 21, 2017, 12:22 PM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — Following a Nov. 20 fairness hearing, a Missouri federal judge issued an order that same day granting final approval to an $11.2 million settlement between the operators of the Ashley Madison website and users of the site whose personally identifiable information (PII) was exposed in a 2015 data breach, with the judge deeming the settlement “to be the product of thorough, serious, informed, and non-collusive negotiations” (In re Ashley Madison Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 4:15-cv-02669, E.D. Mo.)....