Judge Appoints Referee To Review Attorney Fees In $3.2M Data Breach Settlement

( March 6, 2026, 10:00 AM EST) -- GREENVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina judge deferred ruling on a motion by plaintiffs in a data breach class action for $1.5 million in attorney fees, comprising approximately 47% of a $3.2 million settlement fund for patients affected by a medical company data breach, and appointed a referee to review the fees sought by plaintiffs after their attorneys provided “inadequate” billing records....