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ORDER. See Docket Nos. 288, 291 — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 294)
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Document 294, filed 11/17/25 in Case 21-cv-01418-EMC (Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation, N.D. Cal.), is a two-page Order on Docket Nos. 288 and 291, signed by Edward M. Chen on November 17, 2025. The Court says it received the Supplemental Weisbrot Declaration and exhibits addressing Angeion's relationship with Blackhawk, the vendor for the prepaid Mastercards, and will not require further action from the parties or Angeion. It states that, citing Judge Davila's statements in Cabrera v. Google, LLC, it expects settlement administrators in the future to give full disclosure of all financial arrangements with third parties, and expects the parties to ask about them. The Court adds that it remains concerned about compensation paid by vendors to class action administrators and the potential for conflicting interests.
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“ORDER. See Docket Nos. 288, 291 — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 294).”
Original at ecf.cand.uscourts.gov, No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC, Doc. 294. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-brooks-thomsonreuters-cand-374304/2025-11-17-gov-uscourts-cand-374304-294-0-doc-294/
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Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC Document 294 Filed 11/17/25 Page 1 of 2
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4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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7 CAT BROOKS, et al., Case No. 21-cv-01418-EMC
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10 THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION, Docket Nos. 288, 291
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United States District Court
13 The Court has received the Supplemental Weisbrot Declaration, including exhibits,
14 addressing Angeion’s relationship with Blackhawk (the vendor for the prepaid
15 Mastercards). Based on that information, the Court shall not require further action on the part of
Northern District of California
16 the parties or Angeion. However, consistent with Judge Davila’s statements in Cabrera v.
17 Google, LLC, No. 5:11-cv-01263-EJD, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169496, at *14-15 (N.D. Cal. Aug.
18 29, 2025), the Court expects that, in the future, Angeion and any other settlement administrator
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20 administration of the settlement (e.g., as part of its bid for selection as settlement administrator
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22 parties to affirmatively ask the settlement administrator about any such financial arrangements.
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Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC Document 294 Filed 11/17/25 Page 2 of 2
1 The Court remains concerned about compensation paid by vendors to class action
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