II. Top Privacy Class Action Settlements In 2023 In 2023, the top ten privacy settlements totaled $1.32 billion. This was a significant increase over 2022, when the top ten privacy class action settlements totaled $896.7 million.
1. $725 million – In Re Facebook Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation , Case No. 18- MD-2843 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 10, 2023) (final settlement approval granted for a class action alleging that a third-party app developer had taken personal data from about 87 million Facebook users and sold it to Cambridge Analytica). 2. $245 million – United States, et al. v. Epic Games , Case No. 22-CV-518 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 7, 2023) (preliminary injunction entered and the court approved a class-wide settlement that stipulated to resolve claims that Epic subjected consumers to dark web patterns and billing practices). 3. $93 million – People Of The State Of California, et al. v. Google LLC , Case No. 23-CV-422424 (Cal. Super. Ct. Sept. 18, 2023) (final settlement approval granted to resolve claims that the company deceptively collected and stored users' location data despite telling them they could turn off those settings). 4. $68.5 million – Parris, et al. v. Meta Platforms , Case No. 2023-LA-672 (Ill. Cir. Ct. Oct. 11, 2023) (final settlement approval granted in a class action alleging that the company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act). 5. $62 million – In Re Google Location History Litigation , Case No. 18-CV-5062 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 26, 2023) (preliminary approval granted for a class action resolving claims that the company illegally
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