Judge Denies Approval Of ‘Deficient’ Settlement In Hotel Data Breach Class Action

Mealey's (July 13, 2018, 2:56 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A proposed $600,000 settlement of a putative class action over a hotel chain’s 2016 data breach was denied preliminary approval July 12 by a California federal judge, who enumerated “glaring issues” related to explanations of class member payments and class notice procedures (Andrew Parsons v. Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group LLC, No. 3:16-cv-05387, N.D. Calif.)....