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Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement Receives Final Approval
Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín has closed the Bartz v. Anthropic case, issuing a 23-page order that grants final approval of the class action settlement, resolves several outstanding administrative details, and rules on attorneys’ fees. The fee question was the only part of the order to receive extended treatment.
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