( April 2, 2026, 10:57 AM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Deeming the proposed settlement “fair, adequate, and reasonable,” a California federal judge approved a settlement in a consolidated class action lawsuit over Google LLC’s purported data sharing via its real-time bidding (RTB) and granted in part the plaintiffs’ motion for attorney fees, costs and service awards, applying the lodestar method to assess attorney fees due to the “speculative” nature of the plaintiffs’ evidence regarding the success of the injunctive relief sought....