In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE FACEBOOK BIOMETRIC Case No. 15-cv-03747-JD
INFORMATION PRIVACY LITIGATION
ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY
APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION
SETTLEMENT
10 Re: Dkt. Nos. 445, 468
Plaintiffs Nimesh Patel, Adam Pezen and Carlo Licata brought this consolidated class action lawsuit against defendant Facebook, Inc., for violations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 Ill. Comp. Stat. 14/1 et seq. (2008). On the eve of a trial setting conference in February 2020, the parties reported that a settlement in principle had been reached between the class and Facebook. After an extended hearing, the Court denied plaintiffs’ initial motion for preliminary approval of the class action settlement over serious concerns about the fairness of several terms to class members and the overall adequacy of proposed relief, including the amount of damages to be paid to the victims of Facebook’s conduct. The parties filed supplemental briefs renewing their…