Preliminary OK Given To $32.5M Derivative Settlement Over Equifax Data Breach

Mealey's (March 4, 2020, 6:01 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — A federal judge in Georgia on Feb. 24 granted preliminary approval of a $32.5 million settlement in a shareholder derivative lawsuit against several current and former officers and directors of Equifax Inc. over their handling of the credit-reporting agency’s massive 2017 data breach (In re Equifax Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 18-317, N.D. Ga.)....