Hearing on Approval of Class Action Settlement in Google Privacy Case Rescheduled
The hearing on the plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of a class-action settlement in a privacy case vs. Google has been rescheduled for Aug. 7, said a signed joint stipulation and order (docket 4:20-cv-03664) by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez…
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Rogers for Northern California in Oakland. Google requested that the hearing take place a week later than the original July 30 date, and the plaintiffs didn't oppose, said the Tuesday order. Class-action plaintiffs Chasom Brown, William Byatt, Jeremy Davis, Christopher Castillo and Monique Trujillo alleged in their March 2 fourth amended complaint that Google engages in “surreptitious interception and collection” of personal and sensitive user data while users are in a private browsing mode, and does this without “disclosure or consent (see 2304140026).” The deadline for Google to file opposition to plaintiffs’ fee motion for an award of attorneys’ fees, costs and service awards is June 7, with plaintiffs’ reply in support of their fee motion slated for June 21, said the order.