Wendy’s $50 Million Franchisee Hacking Settlement Preliminarily Approved

Mealey's (March 13, 2019, 7:51 AM EDT) -- PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania federal judge on Feb. 26 granted preliminary approval of a $50 million settlement to be paid by a fast food chain to end financial institutions’ class claims against its franchisees in connection with a data breach first reported in 2016 (First Choice Federal Credit Union, et al. v. The Wendy’s Company, et al., No. 16-506, W.D. Pa.)....