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Comcast customers affected by the company’s 2023 data breach still have an open route to settlement money. The court-authorized administrator is accepting claims through September 14, and documented out-of-pocket loss plus lost-time claims can reach a combined cap of $10,000. A simpler cash option is available, but its estimated value is far smaller. The $10,000…
A refund that arrives without a new claim form can look like junk mail or a phishing attempt. The Federal Trade Commission says more than one million Brigit customers are receiving a second round of real payments totaling more than $6.8 million. The important qualifier is that the new distribution goes to people who accepted…
Patients affected by a medical-data incident have only a few days left to turn a breach notice into a settlement claim. The official Onsite Mammography administrator lists August 11 as the deadline. Available benefits include a pro rata cash payment, reimbursement for documented losses and monitoring designed for both credit and medical information. The incident…
A data-breach notice can be easy to file away when no fraudulent charge appears immediately. For people affected by an October 2024 incident involving cannabis retailer STIIIZY, that old notice may now be the key to a settlement claim worth as much as $7,500 for documented costs. The filing window remains open, but it closes…
A court-authorized portal for Labcorp customers affected by the American Medical Collection Agency breach is accepting settlement claims through September 3, 2026. The proposed $35 million fund covers several benefit types as well as settlement expenses. Eligibility, documentation and final court approval determine what any claimant ultimately receives. The class starts with Labcorp diagnostic services…
People who received Ciuni & Panichi’s November 2024 data-incident notice can file a settlement claim through August 18, 2026. The court-authorized administrator describes an estimated pro-rata cash payment of about $125 and reimbursement of documented out-of-pocket losses up to $5,000. The $125 is not fixed and can rise or fall with valid claims and settlement…
An auto dealer operating “lease here, pay here” locations has agreed to return $77,348 to servicemembers after federal allegations involving protected vehicle repossessions and withheld lease money. A separate $60,000 civil penalty pushes the total above $137,000, but only the compensation portion is directed to affected customers. The agreement separates repayment from punishment The Justice…
A data-breach settlement tied to American Consumer Credit Counseling now presents eligible people with a concrete choice: claim a $45 alternative cash payment or document eligible losses up to $3,500. The administrator’s portal remains open through September 16, 2026, making the deadline—not the size of the settlement fund—the immediate financial issue for households that received…
A funeral arrangement often begins when a family is grieving, tired and under pressure to decide quickly. Federal law inserts a financial checkpoint before those choices harden into a bill: covered funeral homes must provide itemized price information and let customers select goods and services individually. The right applies to both immediate arrangements and plans…
A brokerage failure and a market decline can leave the same retirement statement looking smaller, but they trigger different protections. The Securities Investor Protection Corporation can restore missing customer cash and securities up to a $500,000 ceiling when a member brokerage fails. It does not repay an investor because a stock, bond or fund lost…