A federal court authorized this notice. This
is not a solicitation from a lawyer.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A Settlement has been proposed
in class action litigation against Oracle America, Inc. ("Oracle").
This class action alleges that Oracle improperly
captured, compiled, and sold individuals' online and offline data
to third parties without obtaining their consent. Oracle denies all
the allegations made in the lawsuit and any wrongdoing and
maintains that its practices were lawful and disclosed to
individuals.
The Court will decide whether to approve the proposed
Settlement. If approved, the Settlement will resolve the litigation
entitled Katz-Lacabe et al v. Oracle America, Inc., Case No.
3:22-cv- 04792-RS, which is pending
before Judge Richard Seeborg in the
Northern District of California.
Who is included in the Settlement? You are included
if you are a Settlement Class Member, which is defined as "all
natural persons residing in the United
States whose personal information, or data derived from
their personal information, was acquired, captured, or otherwise
collected by Oracle Advertising technologies or made available for
use or sale by or through ID Graph, Data Marketplace, or any other
Oracle Advertising product or service from August 19, 2018 to the date of final judgment in
the Action."
What does the Settlement provide? Under the
Settlement, Oracle will pay $115
million to establish a Settlement Fund.
To submit your claim, go to:
www.KatzPrivacySettlement.com/submit-claim.
Class Counsel will ask the Court to award up to 25% of the
Settlement Fund (i.e., up to $28.75
million) for attorneys' fees. In addition, Class Counsel
will ask the Court to reimburse them out of the Settlement Fund for
the expenses they reasonably incurred and will incur in litigating
this case on behalf of Settlement Class Members in an amount not
exceed $225,000. Oracle has reserved
the right to object or comment on Class Counsel's request for
attorneys' fees and expenses in the District Court and has also
agreed not to appeal any order of the District Court awarding
attorneys' fees and expenses. Class Counsel will also ask the Court
to approve Service Awards of up to $10,000 each for the two Class Representatives
named in the complaint as an award for their service to the
Settlement Class as Plaintiffs and Class Representatives
($20,000 in total) out of the
Settlement Fund. Class Counsel's application for attorneys' fees,
expenses, and Service Awards will be made available on the
Settlement Website at
www.KatzPrivacySettlement.com before the deadline for
Settlement Class Members to comment on or object to the
Settlement.
After deducting any Court-approved attorneys' fees and expenses
and Service Awards for the Class Representatives, and the costs of
the Settlement administration, the Settlement Fund will be
distributed to Settlement Class Members on a pro rata
basis.
Oracle will also certify that, for as long as it continues to
offer the products and services described in the complaint, it
will: (i) not capture (a) user-generated information within
referrer URLs (i.e., the URL of the previously-visited page)
associated with a website user or (b) except for Oracle's own
websites, any text entered by a user in an online web form,; and
(ii) implement an audit program to reasonably review customer
compliance with contractual consumer privacy obligations.
How do I get a payment? You must submit a valid Claim
Form by October 17, 2024.
Claim forms may be submitted online at
www.KatzPrivacySettlement.com or printed from the
website and mailed to the address on the Claim Form. Claim Forms
are also available by calling 1-888-255-4036 or emailing
Questions@KatzPrivacySettlement.com. You are not required to
submit a claim, but if you are in the Settlement Class and do not
submit a claim, you will lose your right to claim compensation in
connection with the Settlement.
Your other options. If you don't want to be
legally bound by the Settlement, you must exclude yourself from it
by October 17, 2024. Unless
you exclude yourself, you won't be able to sue or continue to sue
Oracle for any claim made in this lawsuit or released by the
Settlement Agreement. If you stay in the Settlement (i.e.,
don't exclude yourself), you may file an objection or other comment
no later than October 17,
2024. More information about these options is available
at www.KatzPrivacySettlement.com.
Do I have a lawyer in the case? If you are a
Settlement Class Member, you have a lawyer in this case. The Court
appointed as "Class Counsel" the law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann
& Bernstein, LLP to represent Settlement Class Members. If you
want to be represented by your own lawyer, you may hire one at your
own expense.
The Court's hearing. The Court will hold the
Final Approval Hearing at 1:30
p.m. on November 14, 2024
in Courtroom 3 (17th Floor) of the San
Francisco Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102. There is no
requirement that you attend the hearing—you may submit a claim,
object, comment or exclude yourself from the Settlement without
attending the hearing. At the Final Approval Hearing, the Court
will consider whether the Settlement is fair, reasonable, and
adequate, including Class Counsel's application for attorneys'
fees, expenses, and for Service Awards.
How Do I Get More Information? This
notice is only a summary.
For more information, including
the full notice, claim form and Settlement Agreement
visit www.KatzPrivacySettlement.com, or contact the
Settlement Administrator by email at
Questions@KatzPrivacySettlement.com, by phone at
1-888-255-4036, or by mail at: Katz-Lacabe et al v. Oracle
America, Inc., c/o Settlement Administrator, 1650 Arch
Street, Suite 2210, Philadelphia,
PA 19103.
Media Contact:
Angeion Group
Shiri Lasman
(215) 563-4116
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