New York Post wrote about cy pres and our lawsuit, In re Google Location History Litigation.
When Google paid $62 million to settle that lawsuit, the class action lawyers gave themselves $18 million — and then gave $43 million to their favorite nonprofits.
That included left-wing advocacy groups like the ACLU (after it promised to use the money to help “people of color,” “activists” and “people seeking . . . transgender healthcare”).
They gave victimized class members nothing.
Why would a judge approve such a deal?
Because judges are just lawyers in robes, and most lean left politically.
They love donating other people’s money to their favorite causes.
“It’s a huge conflict of interest,” said Anna St. John, whose law firm challenges such settlements.
“You have this slush fund of tens of millions of dollars, and the parties and judge are allowed to decide who should get this money,” she said.
Read more at New York Post.