Yahoo Data Breach Objector Gets No Extra Reward, Court Rules

An objector to Yahoo Inc.‘s $117 million data breach settlement won’t get a piece of attorneys’ fees or an incentive award because he didn’t help increase the size of the deal, a federal court in California ruled.

James McCain “did not increase the fund or substantially enhance the benefits to the class” and isn’t eligible for attorneys’ fees or an incentive award, Judge Lucy Koh of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Tuesday.

People who object to class settlements can get extra awards and attorneys’ fees if they add to the value of the ...