Hy-Vee Data Breach Class Deal Gets OK With Reduced Lawyers’ Fees

A consumer settlement with Hy-Vee Inc. over a credit card data breach at its stores got approved but not until after attorneys’ fees were slashed, as initially the fee request was too high relative to class members’ recovery, according to a federal court in Illinois ruling.

Class counsel will receive $739,000 in costs and fees, rather than the $1.1 million they first requested, Judge Michael M. Mihm said Wednesday for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Potential monetary benefits for the class total about $600,000, he said.

At a fairness hearing, Mihm disagreed with class counsel ...