Attorneys General Oppose $13 Million Cy Pres Google Street View Settlement

Mealey's (January 23, 2020, 12:08 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a Jan. 20 amicus curiae brief, the attorneys general (AGs) of nine states urge a California federal judge to deny final approval to a proposed $13 million settlement of a consolidated privacy class action over Google LLC’s “Street View” feature, objecting to the earmarking of most of the settlement fund to cy pres recipients without “cash or other direct compensation to class members” (In re Google LLC Street View Electronic Communications Litigation, No. 3:10-md-02184, N.D. Calif.)....