Class Action
Aug. 31, 2026
Google privacy settlement objector plans Supreme Court appeal
Theodore H. Frank says the 9th Circuit is an outlier in allowing class settlements to send millions of dollars to nonprofits without first attempting to compensate class members.
Theodore H. Frank said Monday that he plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a 9th Circuit decision approving a Google privacy settlement that sent more than $42 million to nonprofits while providing no money to class members.
"There's no question about that," Frank, of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, said when asked whether he would take the case to the Supreme Court.
Frank represented objectors challenging the $62 million settlement, which a div...
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