Mealey's (January 21, 2020, 9:29 AM EST) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia federal judge on Jan. 13 granted final approval to the settlement of a consolidated consumer class’s negligence lawsuit over the massive 2017 data breach experienced by Equifax Inc., calling the relief valued at potentially billions of dollars “an outstanding result for the class in a case with a high level of risk” that “exceeds the relief provided in other data breach settlements” (In Re: Equifax Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 1:17-md-2800, N.D. Ga., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7841)....