Campbell v. Facebook

Case # 13-cv-05996
Case Name Campbell v. Facebook
Jurisdiction US District Court for N.D. CA
Summary

Plaintiffs allege that Facebook scanned the contents of users' Facebook messages, without their knowledge or consent.  Facebook was looking for URLs that users were sharing.  Facebook then used the content of those URLs to build a larger picture of the user, with the hope of improving targeted advertising.  Plaintiffs allege that this data was illegally collected.
Final Approval Date ongoing
Result
  1. Final Approval Hearing set for August 9, 2017.
Dismissal of Last Appeal N/A
Attachments Docket Report.pdf
Second Amended Class Action Complaint.pdf
Preliminary Approval Order.pdf
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Objection of Anna St. John

Objectors Anna St. John
Signers William I. Chamberlain
Attorneys William I. Chamberlain
Theodore H. Frank
Summary
  1. Settlement provides no meaningful relief to class members, beyond inserting language into Facebook's terms and conditions.
  2. Settlement favors attorneys over class members.
  3. Attorneys' fees are excessive.
  4. Notice is inadequate.
    1. Facebook could have provided direct notice to all members of the class.
Attachments Objection of Anna St. John.pdf
Chamberlain Appearance for Objector St. John.pdf
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