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Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish by appleflaxen on Monday May 11, 2015 @02:26PM (#9526795)
Double jeopardy is a criminal law concept, and this is an issue for civil court.

It only applies to the extent that individuals at Lenovo receive criminal charges. Then they are only on trial once.

But if they harmed 10 people the same way, then all ten people can absolutely sue to cover the damages they sustained.

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Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish by btilly on Monday May 11, 2015 @02:35PM (#9526861)
It also applies for class action lawsuits. With minor twists. See http://epic.org/blog/2014/03/sometimes-in-class-action-settl... for more.
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Re:Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish by appleflaxen on Monday May 11, 2015 @05:22PM (#9527944)
That's not double jeopardy; that's just how a class action works. In the US, the plaintiff class is allowed to represent you unless you specifically opt out.

But to an extent you are right: if you've already been compensated (in the form a $5 class action coupon) for the $??? privacy harm of a rooted computer? Then too bad - you should have opted out before your class settled.

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