Five Guys to Pay $700,000 to Settle Suit Over 2022 Data Breach

Five Guys Enterprises LLC will pay $700,000 to settle a proposed class action alleging it failed to protect the personal information of nearly 38,000 employees and others that was exposed in a September 2022 data breach.

Judge Claude M. Hilton of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted preliminary approval Thursday of the settlement involving the fast-casual hamburger chain.

The settlement fund would cover benefits to class members, up to $251,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs, service awards of $2,500 to four class representatives, and the cost of administering the settlement, according to the plaintiffs’ motion ...