This is a privacy law class action concerning a data breach at LifeLabs.
The plaintiffs moved for court approval of a settlement agreement and class counsel fees.
The court approved the settlement as fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the class, noting the low likelihood of success at trial given recent legal developments regarding data breach claims and lack of proven damages.
Class counsel's requested fee of 25% of the settlement funds was also approved.
However, the court denied the representative plaintiffs' request for a $2,500 honorarium each, finding their contribution, while valuable, was not exceptional enough to warrant such an award.