Massachusetts, Indiana Oppose ‘Historic’ Settlement Of Equifax Data Breach Suit

Mealey's (December 17, 2019, 9:01 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — In a Dec. 12 amicus curiae brief, Massachusetts asks a Georgia federal court to deny final approval of a proposed multibillion dollar settlement between Equifax Inc. and the plaintiffs in a consolidated class lawsuit over the company’s massive 2017 data breach, which the plaintiffs describe as having “achieved historic results,” faulting the agreement for inappropriately containing release language that limits its ability to pursue its own state court claims against Equifax (In Re:  Equifax Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 1:17-md-2800, N.D. Ga.)....