Judge OKs $650M deal to end Facebook photo tagging class action; $345 payments to users, $97.5M to lawyers – Cook County Record

A California federal judge has signed off on a $650 million settlement to end a massive class action brought against Facebook under Illinois’ biometrics privacy law, potentially queuing up payments of at least $345 to Illinois Facebook users and $97.5 million to the lawyers who brought the case to court six years ago.
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NB-Chicago
5 years ago

Maybe BIPA litigation is Illinois #1 growth industry at this point? The trial lawyers are all buddy-buddy w madigan & the machine. Illinois ‘the lawsuit state’ could be are new state slogan!! Endless stories in press about gigantic BIPA payouts settlements, here’s another one about tiktok settlement from yeasterday. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-agrees-pay-92-million-202000879.html

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