Background: This high profile privacy case seeks redress for Facebook users in the U.S. whose private content was unlawfully shared with thousands of third parties. The detailed complaint documents Facebook’s violations of consumer fraud and privacy laws in sharing Facebook users’ privacy information with third parties without their knowledge or consent. Facebook failed to properly protect users’ content and information from misuse or unauthorized access by allowing third party apps to bundle and sell access to Facebook users’ private information, including to the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, without users’ knowledge or consent.

BFA’s Role: In a contested and highly competitive field, Judge Chhabria of the Northern District of California appointed Ms. Weaver as Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs on July 27, 2018.

Status: On October 10, 2023, District Court Judge Vince Chhabria granted final approval of the historic $725 million class action settlement in In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation. The settlement represents the largest recovery ever achieved in a data privacy class action and the most Facebook has ever paid to resolve a private class action.

For additional information regarding the settlement please visit the settlement website at https://www.facebookuserprivacysettlement.com/.