Oracle’s $115 Million Deal Affirmed After Ad Tech Arm Shuttered

A lower court properly approved Oracle America Inc.‘s $115 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit over its online data-collection practices despite the objections of a single class member, a federal appeals court ruled.

The lower court accurately evaluated the risks of continued litigation and didn’t abuse its discretion in approving an allocation plan that would distribute settlement funds equally to all claimants, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said Friday.

Attorneys for Oracle, the plaintiffs, and objector Sarah Feldman didn’t respond immediately to a request for comment.

Named plaintiffs Michael Katz-Lacabe, a privacy activist, and Jennifer ...