Post #3889315
2026-07-17 16:22 UTC
23andMe agreed to pay $18 million to settle claims over a 2023 data breach affecting 6.9 million users.
I never understood these settlements. Some asshole lawyers get millions and then the real victims get 2 dollars?
WTF?
How and where is any of this normal? Oh, wait, pet me guess…
Replies (2)
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@frongt@lemmy.zip 2026-07-17 17:33
They set the amount, the lawyers get 30%, and the remainder gets split among the affected class. They can’t really set a higher amount because they just plain don’t have that much money. You’d never see that payout.
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@Beehaw_Girl@beehaw.org 2026-07-17 18:20
It’s never been a mystery why some people study so hard to become lawyers. Sometimes it apparently pays off.