23andMe Bankruptcy Judge to Review Data Breach Deals, Legal Fees

The judge overseeing the 23andMe Chapter 11 case said he will review settlements, and related attorneys’ fees, with victims who say their data was exposed and issue a decision next week.

Judge Brian C. Walsh of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri said during a Tuesday hearing that he will make a final ruling at a Jan. 28 hearing on two deals he preliminarily approved last year, as well as on contested fee applications from the professionals who represented the victims.

The hearing largely focused on final approval of a deal with a class of US-based ...