$17 Million Settlement Of Vizio Smart TV Data-Collection Suit Preliminarily OK’d

Mealey's (January 14, 2019, 10:11 AM EST) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California federal judge on Jan. 4 granted preliminary approval of a settlement that would resolve the putative class action over personal viewing data collected by smart TVs made by Vizio Inc., with the judge finding the proposed $17 million settlement to be fair, reasonable and adequate (In Re:  Vizio Inc., Consumer Privacy Litigation, No. 8:16-ml-02693, C.D. Calif.)....