Bloomberg Law
May 31, 2018, 8:39 PM UTC

Facebook Users Make Appearance in Cambridge Analytica Bankruptcy

Cambridge Analytica, the U.K. political consulting firm that closed its doors after a scandal over how it harvested data to influence the last U.S. presidential election, now faces a group of Facebook users in its bankruptcy.

“Data Breach Plaintiffs” filed a notice May 29 to appear in the company’s New York bankruptcy. The group is involved in two lawsuits against both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica that seek class-action status on claims that about 87 million Facebook users had their personal information taken without permission.

The filing shows the two legal actions will be represented by Lowenstein Sandler LLP in the ...

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