Judge OKs Checkers Data Breach Settlement, Rejecting Magistrate’s Recommendation

Mealey's (August 27, 2021, 12:45 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — After multiple rounds of briefing and a contrary view by a magistrate judge, a Florida federal judge on Aug. 25 granted final approval to the settlement of a class action over a 2019 data breach experienced by Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc., with the judge finding that the lead plaintiffs sufficiently establish standing to bring their claims, declining to adopt the magistrate’s recommendation to deny approval....