Ford v. 24/7, Inc.

CourtDistrict Court, N.D. California
DecidedJanuary 28, 2022
Docket5:18-cv-02770
StatusUnknown

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Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 1

2 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

4 MICHAEL FORD, NOE GAMBOA, and Case No.: 5:18-cv-02770-BLF 5 MADISON COPELAND, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ 6 MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL Plaintiffs, 7 OF THE CLASS-ACTION v. SETTLEMENT AND FOR 8 ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS [24]7.AI, INC., AND SERVICE AWARDS; AND 9 ENTERING FINAL JUDGMENT AND 10 Defendant. DISMISSAL

11 Hon. Beth Labson Freeman

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 Plaintiffs Michael Ford, Noe Gamboa, and Madison Copeland (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) and 2 Defendant [24]7.AI, Inc. (“[24]7”), have agreed to a settlement, the terms and conditions of which are 3 set forth in an executed Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”). The parties reached the 4 Settlement through arm’s-length negotiations following mediation. Under the Settlement, subject to the 5 terms and conditions therein and subject to Court approval, Settlement Class Members are eligible to 6 receive reimbursement of up to $2,000 (in total) for the following categories of out-pocket expenses 7 resulting from the Data Incident: (i) unreimbursed bank fees; (ii) unreimbursed card reissuance fees; 8 (iii) unreimbursed overdraft fees; (iv) unreimbursed charges related to unavailability of funds; (v) 9 unreimbursed late fees; (vi) unreimbursed over-limit fees; (vii) long distance telephone charges; (viii) 10 cell minutes (if charged by minute), Internet usage charges (if charged by the minute or by the amount 11 of data usage and incurred solely as a result of the Data Incident), and text messages (if charged by the 12 message and incurred solely as a result of the Data Incident); (ix) unreimbursed charges from banks or 13 credit card companies; (x) interest on payday loans due to card cancellation or due to over-limit 14 situation incurred solely as a result of the Data Incident; (xi) costs of credit report(s) purchased by 15 Settlement Class Members between September 27, 2017 and the date of the Claims Deadline (with 16 affirmative statement by Settlement Class member that it was purchased primarily because of the Data 17 Incident); (xii) costs associated with freezing and/or unfreezing credit reports with any credit reporting 18 agency (with affirmative statement by Settlement Class member that the charge was incurred primarily 19 because of the Data Incident); and (xii) costs of fraud resolution services incurred by Settlement Class 20 Members between September 27, 2017 and the date the Claims Deadline (with affirmative statement by 21 Settlement Class member that the cost was incurred primarily because of the Data Incident and not for 22 other purposes, and with proof of purchase). To receive reimbursement for any of the above-referenced 23 out-of-pocket expenses, Settlement Class Members must submit documentation. 24 Settlement Class Members are also eligible to receive up to three hours of lost time spent 25 dealing with the Data Incident (calculated at the rate of $20 per hour), as long as one full hour was 26 spent and the Settlement Class Member attests on the Claim Form to the time spent. To receive up to 27 three hours in lost time, Settlement Class members need not submit any documentation of that lost 28 time, but Settlement Class members must attest that the time claimed was spent dealing with the Data 1 Incident. Settlement Class Members may claim an additional two hours of lost time if they can provide 2 adequate documentation of those additional two hours spent dealing with the Data Incident. 3 In exchange for these considerations, Plaintiffs and the proposed Settlement Class would fully, 4 finally, and forever resolve, discharge, and release their claims against [24]7, related to the Data Incident, 5 which resulted in unauthorized access to customer payment card data and personally identifiable 6 information (“PII”), without admission of liability by [24]7. In addition, Proposed Co-Lead Settlement 7 Class Counsel has moved the Court for an award of attorneys’ fees and costs not to exceed $450,000, 8 and [24]7 has agreed to a service award of $2,000 for each Class Representative. Such amounts will be 9 paid separately by [24]7 and will not reduce the amount of payments to Class Members who submit valid 10 claims. 11 The Settlement has been filed with the Court, and Plaintiffs and Class Counsel filed a Motion for 12 Final Approval of Class Settlement (the “Motion”). Upon considering the Motions and exhibits thereto, 13 the Settlement, the record in these proceedings, the representations and recommendations of Class 14 Counsel, and the requirements of law, the Court finds that: (1) this Court has jurisdiction over the subject 15 matter and parties to these proceedings; (2) for settlement purposes only, the proposed Settlement Class 16 meets the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and is certified; (3) the persons and entities 17 identified below should be appointed Class Representatives and Class Counsel; (4) the Settlement is the 18 result of informed, good-faith, arm’s-length negotiations between the parties and their capable and 19 experienced counsel and is not the result of collusion; (5) the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate 20 and is finally approved; (6) the Notice Program and forms of Notice satisfied Federal Rule of Civil 21 Procedure 23 and constitutional due process requirements, and were reasonably calculated under the 22 circumstances to apprise the Settlement Class of the pendency of the Action, class certification, the terms 23 of the Settlement, Class Counsel’s application for an award of attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses (“Fee 24 Application”) and request for Service Award for Plaintiffs, and their rights to opt-out of the Settlement 25 Class and object to the Settlement, Class Counsel’s Fee Motion, and/or the request for Service Award for 26 Plaintiffs; and (7) the other related matters pertinent to the final approval of the Settlement should also 27 be approved. 28 1 Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: 2 1. As used in this Order, capitalized terms shall have the definitions and meanings 3 accorded to them in the Settlement. 4 2. The Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter and parties to this proceeding pursuant 5 to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. 6 3. This Court also has jurisdiction to approve the Settlement’s release of claims by 7 Settlement Class Members over which the Court has jurisdiction, even if the Court would not 8 independently have jurisdiction over those released claims. See Reyn’s Pasta Bella, LLC v. Visa USA, 9 Inc., 442 F.3d 741, 748 (9th Cir. 2006) (quoting Class Plaintiffs v. City of Seattle, 955 F.2d 1268, 1287- 10 88 (9th Cir. 1992) (“[A] federal court may release not only claims alleged in the complaint, but also state 11 claims arising from the same nucleus of operative facts over which the court would not have jurisdictional 12 competence.”)). 13 4. Venue is proper in this District. 14 Final Settlement Approval, Class Certification, and Appointments 15 5.

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