Category: Settlements & Claims
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University of Hawaii breach victims can seek up to $5,000 by November 2
People notified that their private information may have been compromised in the University of Hawaii’s August 2025 data incident can seek up to $5,000 for documented extraordinary losses. The proposed settlement also offers an estimated $50 alternative cash payment and monitoring services, with claim forms due November 2, 2026. Notice from the university defines the…
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Americold’s $5.25 million breach settlement accepts victim claims through October 22
People notified that Americold data incidents affected their private information can submit claims in a proposed $5.25 million settlement through October 22, 2026. The fund offers documented-loss payments of up to $25,000, estimated residual cash payments and credit monitoring, but all payments depend on valid claims and final court approval. The class is limited to…
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USA Clinics text recipients can claim up to $150 by October 5
Some people who received marketing texts from USA Clinics Group can file for as much as $150 under a proposed class settlement, but a valid claim must be submitted by October 5, 2026. The maximum is based on up to $50 for each qualifying message, capped at three messages, and actual payments can fall if…
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MCNA dental-breach victims can claim up to $2,500 from a separate $250,000 cash pool
A dental-benefits data settlement separates cash reimbursement from automatic monitoring. People who received notice that private information was potentially affected by the MCNA incident can submit documented out-of-pocket losses of up to $2,500, funded through a cash pool capped at $250,000. The claim deadline is October 19, 2026. The class is tied to notices about…
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Bradford-Scott breach victims can seek $5,000 and three years of identity monitoring by October 7
A proposed data-breach settlement offers two very different forms of relief: reimbursement for documented losses up to $5,000 and three years of identity-monitoring service. The Bradford-Scott Data settlement also offers an estimated cash alternative for people without documented losses. Online claims and mailed claims must meet the October 7, 2026, deadline. The settlement class follows…
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Release-card users can recover three times documented fees from a $4.2 million settlement
People released from jails and detention facilities sometimes received their own confiscated cash back on prepaid cards that charged fees. A proposed $4.2 million class settlement creates a claim route for certain release-card users, with valid claimants slated to receive at least $15 plus three times documented card fees. Claims must reach the administrator by…
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Settlement checks mailed August 31 become worthless on November 30
A round of settlement checks tied to a 2022 corporate data breach went into the mail on August 31, 2026, and for anyone who has not yet deposited theirs, the clock is now running. The administrator overseeing the payout says any check still sitting uncashed after Monday, November 30, 2026 becomes void, turning real money…
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Ring customers are being paid again over the camera-spying case, and the money arrives by Zelle
Some former Ring customers who never collected an earlier settlement payment are now seeing money show up in their bank accounts through Zelle. The Federal Trade Commission is sending a new wave of payments tied to a 2023 case over how the smart-camera company handled customer videos and account security. For anyone who owned a…
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Amazon is sending delivery drivers a third round of withheld tips, this time by Zelle
Amazon Flex drivers who never cashed an earlier settlement check are getting a new shot at that money, this time landing straight in a bank account. The Federal Trade Commission has opened a third round of payments tied to tips Amazon withheld from delivery drivers between 2016 and 2019, using Zelle instead of a paper…
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Prime refunds are going out by check, PayPal or Venmo, and Amazon has not published a mailing date
A $2.5 billion settlement ranks among the largest the Federal Trade Commission has ever announced, yet the agency’s own page for the case currently gives no delivery date for a large share of the money still owed. Amazon has already paid out one round of Prime refunds tied to the case, but a second round…
