Attorneys in a class-action suit against Home Depot over its 2014 data breach asked a judge Tuesday to unwind releases some class members may have signed in connection with an apparent settlement offer from the retailer and MasterCard. Filed with the request were documents that shed some light on where the settlement may be headed financially.
At issue in the injunction request are emails third-party payment processors sent during the week of Thanksgiving notifying institutions that MasterCard and Home Depot had reached a proposed settlement. Those communications omitted crucial information and required institutions to respond within a few days, the attorneys claimed.
"Without such information, financial institution[s] cannot make an informed decision as to whether to accept a settlement, particularly one that has not even been finalized," they wrote.
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