Melvin et al v. 23andMe, Inc.

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:24-cv-00487

Court:

California Northern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Edward M Chen

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  1. September 13, 2024

    23andMe Inks $30M Data Breach Deal With 6.4M Users In MDL

    Personal genomics company 23andMe has reached a $30 million settlement to resolve multidistrict class action litigation on behalf of more than 6 million customers whose personal data was stolen and in some cases leaked onto the dark web, according to a California federal court filing Thursday.

  2. April 19, 2024

    Edelson Pitches 'Better Way' To Pick Leads In Privacy Suits

    Plaintiffs in proposed privacy class actions should be given more say in who's picked as class counsel, in order to crack down on the "anemic settlements" that have resulted from the ineffective "old way of litigating" these matters, law firm Edelson PC argued in vying for lead counsel in a dispute over a data breach at genetics testing provider 23andMe.

  3. January 26, 2024

    23andMe Users Say Hackers Targeted Jewish, Chinese Data

    Hackers who pushed their way past 23andMe's security systems in a data breach last year were after the personal information of Jewish and Chinese customers, but the biotechnology company hid that detail when notifying 7 million affected customers, according to a proposed class action filed Friday in California federal court.