Class action lawsuit filed against Lenovo over Superfish
A year or eighteen months from now look for a settlement in the case. Each of the affected class members will be entitled to a $5 discount on an anti-virus product plus up to $25 if they can provide detailed documentation showing actual economic losses. Any money left over after the coupons and payments are made will be given to a charity hand picked by the plaintiff's attorney. There will also be injunctive relief in the form of Lenovo promising never to do it again, seriously this time guys. The representative plaintiffs will each be awarded $5,000. The class attorneys will be awarded $4 million. $750,000 will be set aside to pay a class action settlement processing company which will put up a website, send out notices, and process claims.<p>After a pro-forma hearing a judge will approve the settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate.