UC students suit claims Google scanned accounts without permission

Re:UC students suit claims Google scanned accounts without p... by hackuser on Sunday May 15, 2016 @04:45PM (#11702663)

> But it's a bunch of extra work for the lawyer, who is probably proceeding on contingency.

Aren't most class actions done on contingency? Also, if they are suing Google, it's hard to believe the extra work of filing a class action would be a significant expense for the plaintiff; there is discovery (and all the skilled labor involved), experts, travel, etc. And it's billable time, which should increase the fees the court approves.

Finally, isn't it usually a race by attorneys to get their class certified first, so they are the lead attorney (and get more of the fees)?

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Re:UC students suit claims Google scanned accounts without p... by rayiner on Sunday May 15, 2016 @05:18PM (#11702818)

Both things you say are true, but here you've got 700 plaintiffs. How much damages did they have? $500 each? Then you're talking about a fee award of $100k, which isn't a lot to battle class-certification issues with Google.

I'm not sure if this happened at any other universities. If so, a class action would make more sense.

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