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Litigation & Arbitration,
Class Action

Sep. 30, 2024

23andMe data breach settlement opposed by some 5,000 intervenors, filing says

The gene testing company's proposed settlement threatens to stop class members from pursuing ongoing private arbitrations unless they affirmatively opt out within a narrow timeframe, the prospective intervenors say.

A group of proposed intervenors opposed a 23andMe Inc. data breach settlement and argued the proposed class action injunction would wrongfully strip away the rights of those who have had pending arbitration claims in the case for months.

"The proposed settlement ... threatens to enjoin class members, including intervenors and claimants, from pursuing ongoing private arbitrations unless and until they affirmatively opt out within a narrow timeframe set by the settlement. There...

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