3rd Circuit Vacates, Remands Attorney Fees Award In Wawa Data Breach Settlement

(November 7, 2023, 12:13 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — Siding with the lone objector to a settlement of negligence and privacy claims between Wawa Inc. and a class of consumers over a 2019 data breach experienced by the convenience store chain, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel in a precedential opinion vacated a $3 million attorney fees award, finding that the trial court did not fully consider all the relevant factors when deeming the award reasonable....