Meta Asks New Mexico Judge to Award No More Than $1.53B in Civil Penalties

NewsMass TortsFollowMeta Asks New Mexico Judge to Award No More Than $1.53B in Civil PenaltiesThe damages figure posited in Meta’s brief was nearly $2 billion less than the maximum that had been suggested by its attorneys at a hearing. The brief was filed with Judge Francis Mathew, who is calculating penalties under New Mexico law after the Cambridge Analytica verdict holding Meta liable.

Email ShareFont SizeSmallMediumLarge PrintMeta Platforms Inc. is asking a Santa Fe judge to award no more than $1.53 billion to the state of New Mexico as part of a privacy case in which a jury found millions of misstatements regarding user data.

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