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MORGAN & MORGAN

COMPLEX LITIGATION GROUP

John A. Yanchunis (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

201 N. Franklin Street, 7th Floor

Tampa, FL 33602

Telephone: 813/223-5505

813/223-5402 (fax)

jyanchunis@ForThePeople.com

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN

& DOWD LLP

Stuart A. Davidson (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

120 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500

Boca Raton, FL 33432

Telephone: 561/750-3000

561/750-3364 (fax)

sdavidson@rgrdlaw.com

CASEY GERRY SCHENK FRANCAVILLA

 BLATT & PENFIELD LLP

Gayle M. Blatt (122048)

110 Laurel Street

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: 619/238-1811

619/544-9232 (fax)

gmb@cglaw.com

MILBERG TADLER PHILLIPS 

GROSSMAN LLP

Ariana J. Tadler (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

One Pennsylvania Plaza, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10119

Telephone: 212/594-5300

212/868-1229 (fax)

atadler@milberg.com

LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P.

Karen Hanson Riebel (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)

100 Washington Ave. South, Suite 2200

Minneapolis, MN 55401

Telephone: 612/339-6900

612/339-0981 (fax)

khriebel@locklaw.com

ROBINSON CALCAGNIE, INC.

Daniel S. Robinson (244245)

19 Corporate Plaza Dr.

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Telephone: 949/720-1288 

949/720-1292

drobinson@robinsonfirm.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class Counsel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - SAN JOSE DIVISION

IN RE: YAHOO! INC. CUSTOMER DATA 

SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION

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No. 16-md-02752-LHK

PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION 

AND MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY 

APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION 

SETTLEMENT

Date: November 29, 2018

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Courtroom: 8, 4th Floor

Judge: Hon. Lucy H. Koh

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Plaintiffs move theCourt to grant Plaintiffs’ Motion for 

Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement. Hearing on this motion will be held on 

November 29, 2018, at 1:30 p.m., in Courtroom 8, located at the Robert F. Peckham Federal 

Building & United States Courthouse, 280 South First Street, Fourth Floor, San Jose, California. 

Plaintiffs bring this Motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e). Plaintiffs 

respectfully request that the Court preliminarily approve the parties’ Settlement Agreement and 

for entry of an Order that:

 Grants class certification of the following proposed settlement class under Fed. R. 

Civ. P. 23(b)(2) and (b)(3):

All U.S. and Israel residents and small businesses with Yahoo 

accounts at any time during the period of January 1, 2012 through 

December 31, 2016, inclusive; provided, however, that the 

following are excluded from the Settlement Class: (i) Defendants, 

(ii) any entity in which Defendants have a controlling interest, (iii) 

Defendants’ officers, directors, legal representatives, successors, 

subsidiaries, and assigns; (iv) any judge, justice, or judicial officer 

presiding over this matter and the members of their immediate 

families and judicial staff; and (v) any individual who timely and 

validly opts-out from the Settlement Class.

 Preliminarily approves the proposed settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate;

 Directs notice to be disseminated to Settlement Class Members in the form and 

manner proposed by the parties as set forth in the Settlement Agreement and 

Exhibits thereto;

 Sets deadlines for class notice to be sent and deadlines for exclusions; 

 Appoints Heffler Claims Group to serve as the Settlement Administrator; 

 Appoints as Settlement Class Representatives: John Bell, Michelle Bouras, Jana 

Brabcova, Reid Bracken, Paul Dugas, Hashmatullah Essar, Hilary Gamache, Mali 

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Granot, Kimberly Heines, Andrew J. Mortensen, Brian Neff, Jared Pastor, 

Brendan Quinn, Deana Ridolfo, Matthew Ridolfo, and Yaniv Rivlin.

 Appoints as Class Counsel:

o Lead Settlement Class Counsel: John Yanchunis of Morgan & Morgan 

Complex Litigation Group;

o Executive Settlement Class Counsel: Ariana Tadler of Milberg Tadler 

Phillips Grossman LLP, Stuart Davidson of Robins Geller Rudman & 

Dowd LLP, Gayle Blatt of Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & 

Penfield LLP, and Karen Hanson Riebel of Lockridge Grindal Nauen 

PLLP; and,

o Additional Settlement Class Counsel: Daniel Robinson of Robinson 

Calcagnie, Inc.; and, 

 Sets a hearing date and schedule for final approval of the settlement and 

consideration of Class Counsel’s motion for award of fees, costs, expenses, and 

service awards. 

Plaintiffs’ Motion is based on this Notice and Motion; the accompanying Memorandum 

of Points and Authorities and all attachments and supporting exhibits thereto (including the 

Declaration of John A. Yanchunis and the Settlement Agreement), and the pleadings, records, 

and other papers filed in this action. The parties have agreed to the following deadlines: 

Notice Date: 45 Days from the Preliminary 

Approval Date

Opt-Out and Objection Deadlines: 120 Days from the Notice Date

Motion for Final Approval: 150 Days from Notice Date

Motion for Service Awards, 

Attorneys’ Fees and Costs: 

21 Days before the Opt-Out and 

Objection Deadline

Claims Period: 270 Days after the Preliminary 

Approval Order

Final Approval Hearing 

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DATED: October 22, 2018 MORGAN & MORGAN

COMPLEX LITIGATION GROUP

John A. Yanchunis

s/ John A. Yanchunis

John A. Yanchunis

201 N. Franklin Street, 7th Floor

Tampa, FL 33602

Telephone: 813/223-5505

813/223-5402 (fax)

ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN

& DOWD LLP

Stuart A. Davidson

120 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500

Boca Raton, FL 33432

Telephone: 561/750-3000

561/750-3364 (fax)

CASEY GERRY SCHENK FRANCAVILLA

BLATT & PENFIELD LLP

Gayle M. Blatt

110 Laurel Street

San Diego, CA 92101

Telephone: 619/238-1811

619/544-9232 (fax)

MILBERG TADLER PHILLIPS 

GROSSMAN LLP

Ariana J. Tadler

One Pennsylvania Plaza, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10119

Telephone: 212/594-5300

212/868-1229 (fax)

LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P.

Karen Hanson Riebel

100 Washington Ave. South, Suite 2200

Minneapolis, MN 55401

Telephone: 612/339-6900

612/339-0981 (fax)

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ROBINSON CALCAGNIE, INC.

Daniel S. Robinson 

19 Corporate Plaza Dr.

Newport Beach, CA 92660

Telephone: 949/720-1288 

949/720-1292

drobinson@robinsonfirm.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Proposed Class 

Counsel

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that October 22, 2018, I authorized the electronic filing of the foregoing

with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing 

to the e-mail addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify 

that I caused to be mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service 

to the non-CM/ECF participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List.

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on October 22, 2018.

s/ John A. Yanchunis 

John A. Yanchunis

MORGAN & MORGAN

COMPLEX LITIGATION GROUP

201 N. Franklin Street, 7th Floor

Tampa, FL 33602

Telephone: 813/223-5505

813/223-5402 (fax)

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