In re Google Referrer Header Privacy Litigation

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87 F. Supp. 3d 1122·2015 WL 1520475·91 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 165·2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44057

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 31, 2015Case No. 5:10-cv-04809-EJDCalifornia6,387 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Davila, J.

*1126 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT; GRANTING MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES, COSTS AND INCENTIVE AWARDS

Re: Dkt. Nos. 65,

This consolidated internet privacy litigation against Defendant Google Inc. (“Google”) returns for final approval of a class action settlement. See Docket Item No. 65. Representative Plaintiffs Paloma Gaos, Anthony Italiano and Gabriel Priyev (“Plaintiffs”) also seek an order approving their request for attorneys fees, costs and incentive awards. See Docket Item No. 66.

Federal jurisdiction arises pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 . Having carefully considered the written briefing along with the arguments of counsel at the hearing on this matter, the court has determined the motions should be granted for the reasons explained below.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The court previously described the factual allegations underlying this lawsuit and repeats them again here. According to the Consolidated Class Action Complaint (“CCAC”), “searching” is one of the “most basic activities performed in the Internet,” and Google’s website offers “the most-used search engine in the world.” See CCAC, Docket Item No. 50, at ¶¶ 15,…

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