1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 CAT BROOKS, et al., Case No. 21-cv-01418-EMC

8 Plaintiffs, ORDER 9 v.

10 THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION, Docket Nos. 288, 291 11 Defendant.

12 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 16 the parties or Angeion. However, consistent with Judge Davila’s statements in Cabrera v. 17 Google, LLC, No. 5:11-cv-01263-EJD,

, at *14-15 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 18 29, 2025), the Court expects that, in the future, Angeion and any other settlement administrator 19 shall provide a full disclosure of all financial arrangements it has with third parties related to the 20 administration of the settlement (e.g., as part of its bid for selection as settlement administrator 21 and, if selected, to the Court to whom the settlement is proposed). The Court also expects the 22 parties to affirmatively ask the settlement administrator about any such financial arrangements. 23 / / / 24 / / / 25 / / / 26 / / / 27 / / / 1 The Court remains concerned about compensation paid by vendors to class action 2 administrators and the potential for conflicting interests. 3 4 IT IS SO ORDERED. 5 6 Dated: November 17, 2025 7 8 E . 9 United States District Judge 10 11 12

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