Wawa Data Breach Settlements 3 Million Lawyers Fee Rejected

p Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information people and ideas Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information news and insight around the world ppAmericas1 212 318 2000 ppEMEA44 20 7330 7500 ppAsia Pacific65 6212 1000 pp Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information people and ideas Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information news and insight around the world ppAmericas1 212 318 2000 ppEMEA44 20 7330 7500 ppAsia Pacific65 6212 1000 ppBy Jennifer KayppA federal appeals court has vacated over 3 million in attorneys fees awarded as part of a 122 million data breach settlement against Wawa Inc ppThe fee award issue now is remanded to the district court to take a closer look at the reasonableness of the attorneys fees in proportion to class benefit and to scrutinize the presence of side agreements said Judge Paul Matey writing for the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in an opinion released ThursdayppAmong the appeals courts concerns with the fee award were side agreements between class counsel and Wawa pp AIpowered legal analytics workflow tools and premium legal business news pp Log in to keep reading or access research tools p