CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Payouts in the $650 million settlement in the class-action privacy lawsuit against Facebook are going to take some time, after three people appealed a court decision approving $345 each for 1.6 million class members.
According to the Tribune, the objections concern attorneys’ fees and whether the settlement amount is large enough.
Out of the $650 million Facebook agreed to pay, U.S. District Judge James Donato awarded $97.5 million in attorneys’ fees and about $915,000 in expenses.
Each of the 1.6 million class members is expected to get $345 over Facebook’s use of facial recognition software for its “tagging” feature involving photographs without consent, which was prohibited under Illinois privacy law.
Initially filed in Cook County Circuit Court, the case was moved to Chicago federal court and then California federal court, where it attained class-action status. The settlement was approved by a federal judge in California in February.
Attorneys involved in the case believe the settlement will stand and the objections will only delay the checks.
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