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Equinox has agreed to a $685,000 class action settlement to resolve claims that a 2024 data breach compromised consumer information.

The Equinox settlement benefits individuals who received a data breach notice from Equinox informing them that their information may have been compromised in a data breach on April 29, 2024.

The data breach class action lawsuit resolved by this settlement alleged Equinox failed to protect consumer information from a 2024 data breach. The Equinox data breach reportedly compromised sensitive information, such as Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance data and more.

Equinox is a New York-based non-profit social services organization that provides domestic violence services, mental health counseling, youth programs and substance abuse treatment.

Equinox has not admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to pay $685,000 to resolve the data breach class action lawsuit.

Under the terms of the Equinox settlement, class members can receive up to $5,000 for documented data breach losses, such as bank fees, communication charges, travel expenses and more. Class members can also receive a $100 payment for undocumented losses.

All class members can receive three years of free credit monitoring services from the class action settlement. These services include one-bureau credit monitoring, dark web monitoring, $1 million in identity theft insurance and fully managed identity recovery services.

Equinox also agreed to implement business practice changes to better protect consumer information and secure its systems.

The deadline for exclusion and objection is Sept. 23, 2026.

The final approval hearing for the Equinox data breach class action settlement is scheduled for Nov. 12, 2026.

To receive settlement benefits, class members must submit a valid claim form by Oct. 23, 2026.

The class action settlement benefits individuals who received a data breach notice from Equinox informing them that their information may have been compromised in a data breach on April 29, 2024.

Up to $5,000 for documented losses and a pro rata payment of $100

Documentation of losses, such as receipts, bank statements, phone bills, etc.

NOTE: If you do not qualify for this settlement do NOT file a claim.

Remember: you are submitting your claim under penalty of perjury . You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim. If you don’t qualify for this settlement, check out our database of other open class action settlements you may be eligible for.

McHugh v. Equinox Inc. , Case No. 911677-24, and Carter v. Equinox Inc. , Case No. 901198-25, both in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Albany County

Equinox Settlement Administrator 1650 Arch Street, Suite 2210 Philadelphia, PA 19103 info@EquinoxIncSettlement.com 844-943-4276

Todd S. Garber FINKELSTEIN, BLANKINSHIP, FREI-PEARSON & GARBER LLP

David K. Lietz MILBERG PLLC

Patrick M. Kennell Kathleen A. Mullins KAUFMAN DOLOWICH LLP

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An applicant for employment, Shannon Spencer (“Plaintiff” or “Class Representative”), filed a lawsuit against Cosco Fire Protection, Inc. (“Defendant”) on behalf of himself and a class of similarly situated applicants for employment. The lawsuit, Shannon Spencer v. Cosco Fire Protection, Inc. , No. 25-2-21171-1 KNT (the “Lawsuit”) is pending in King County Superior Court before Judge Nikole E. Hecklinger. Plaintiff claimed in the lawsuit that Defendant’s job postings for open positions in Washington did not disclose the wage scale or salary range and/or general description of benefits being offered in violation of Washington law. Defendant disputes Plaintiff’s claims and contends it has not violated any law and that Plaintiff’s claims are without merit.

The Court has not made any determinations regarding the merits of the Plaintiff’s claims, and it has not decided whether Defendant violated the law.

The parties to the lawsuit (the “Parties”) have reached a proposed Class Action Settlement. The settlement includes a total payment by Defendant of $332,000.00 (“Common Fund”). On August 10, 2026, the Court issued an order preliminarily approving the settlement and authorizing the Settlement Administrator, Simpluris, Inc. (“Settlement Administrator”), to issue the Notice .

You are receiving the Notice because Defendant’s records indicate you are eligible to participate in the settlement as a member of the Settlement Class. “Settlement Class Members” include “Plaintiff and all individuals who, from January 1, 2023, through July 26, 2025, applied for a Washington-based job opening with Defendant through a job posting on Defendant’s website or an authorized third-party recruiting channel (Indeed.com), where the job posting did not disclose a wage scale or salary range to be provided to the hired applicant.”

The Court still has to decide whether to approve the settlement. No settlement benefits or payments will be provided unless the Court approves the settlement and it becomes final.

Please read the Notice carefully. Your legal rights are affected regardless of whether you act or do not act. For complete details, please see the Settlement Agreement, the terms of which control, in the documents tab on this site.

Provide/Update Valid Mailing Address

To receive your settlement payment, you must ensure the Settlement Administrator has your updated and valid mailing address. Please click here to update how you would like to receive your settlement award using the LoginID and PIN provided to you in your personalized Notice. Please make any desired changes before October 23, 2026 .

Exclude Yourself from the Settlement

If you request to be excluded, you will no longer be in the Settlement Class and will not receive a settlement payment. This is the only option that allows you to keep any right to sue Defendant about the same legal claims in this Lawsuit. The deadline to request exclusion from the settlement is October 23, 2026 .

Write to the Court explaining why you do not agree with the settlement. You must not exclude yourself from the settlement if you wish to object. The deadline to object is October 23, 2026 .

Attend the Final Approval Hearing

You may ask the Court for permission for you or your attorney to speak about your objection at the Final Approval Hearing. The Final Approval Hearing will be held before Judge Nikole E. Hecklinger on December 18, 2026, at 8:30 A.M. To attend remotely via Zoom, you may use the following link:

Zoom Link: https://kingcounty.zoom.us/j/87882714988

Employment · Pending — Automatic Payment

Current Status

There is no claim form: class members will be paid automatically if the court gives final approval. King County Superior Court preliminarily approved the $332,000 settlement on August 10, 2026, and the final approval hearing is scheduled for December 18, 2026. The deadline to opt out, object, or update a mailing address or payment choice online is October 23, 2026. No payment date had been announced as of September 29, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The settlement moved into its notice period after Judge Nikole E. Hecklinger signed the preliminary approval order on August 10, 2026. Notices have gone to class members, and the administrator, Simpluris, has opened the official settlement website with the notice, the settlement agreement, the approval order and the original complaint.

The case, Shannon Spencer v. Cosco Fire Protection, Inc., was filed in July 2025. The named plaintiff alleged that Cosco’s job postings for Washington positions left out the wage scale or salary range and a general description of benefits, which Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act has required in every job posting by employers with 15 or more employees since January 1, 2023. Cosco denies the claims, says it did not break the law, and admits no wrongdoing by settling. The court has not decided who was right.

Who Qualifies?

The settlement class is everyone who, from January 1, 2023 through July 26, 2025, applied for a Washington-based job opening with Cosco Fire Protection, Inc. through a posting on Cosco’s own website or on Indeed, where the posting did not disclose a wage scale or salary range for the job. Cosco represented in the settlement agreement that 166 people fit that definition.

What counts is where the job was, not where the applicant lived. Applications for openings in other states are not included. Class members were identified from Cosco’s records, and anyone in the class should have received a notice.

How Much Can You Get?

The settlement website estimates each class member’s payment at $1,264.46. Cosco is paying $332,000 in total. Before anything is divided, the fund covers attorneys’ fees of up to $99,600 (about 30%), up to $2,500 in litigation costs, a service award of up to $7,500 for the named plaintiff, and the administrator’s costs, all subject to court approval. What remains is split in equal shares; there are no tiers and no cap.

Treat the figure as an estimate. If the court awards less than the requested fees, costs or service award, the difference goes back into the class fund, and the shares of anyone who opts out are reallocated to everyone else. Either would push individual payments up slightly.

What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?

None to get paid. There is no claim form, and no receipts, pay stubs or application records are needed. The notice includes a LoginID and PIN, which are used only on the settlement website to update a mailing address or switch from a paper check to a digital payment. Keep the notice in case the administrator needs to confirm your identity.

What Is the Deadline?

October 23, 2026 is the deadline for every action in this settlement: requesting exclusion (the letter must be postmarked by that date), filing an objection with the court, and submitting an address update or payment selection online. The notice does not give a time of day or time zone for the online deadline, so it is safest to finish well before the end of the day.

Class members who want to be paid do not need to meet any deadline, as long as the administrator has a mailing address that will reach them.

How Do You Take Action?

To be paid, do nothing, except make sure your mailing address is current. To choose digital payment or update an address, use the Address Update/Payment Selection form on the official Cosco Fire Protection settlement website with the LoginID and PIN from your notice.

Cosco Fire Protection Washington Job Posting Settlement

September 28, 2026 2:00 PM

Job seekers who applied for a position with Cosco Fire Protection Inc. in Washington state between Jan. 1, 2023, and July 26, 2025, may be eligible to receive an estimated $1,264.46 from a class action settlement .

Cosco Fire Protection Inc. agreed to pay $332,000 to settle a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged the company failed to disclose the wage scale or salary range and/or a general description of benefits in job postings for open positions in Washington in violation of state law.

Who are the class members?

Class members must meet all of the following criteria:

• They applied for a job with Cosco Fire Protection Inc. in Washington state.
• They submitted their application between Jan. 1, 2023, and July 26, 2025.
• The applied to a job posting on Cosco Fire Protection Inc.'s website or through an authorized third-party recruiting channel, such as Indeed.com.
• The job posting did not disclose a wage scale or salary range to be provided to the hired applicant.

If an individual received a notice about this settlement, it means Cosco Fire Protection Inc.'s records show they are eligible.

How much is the Cosco Fire Protection payout?

The total settlement fund is $332,000. After deducting attorneys’ fees and costs, settlement administration costs and the service award for the class representative, the settlement administrator will divide the remaining amount equally among all class members.

The estimated payment for each class member is $1,264.46. The settlement administrator will report this amount as nonwage damages on a 1099 form.

No action needed to receive payment

Eligible class members do not need to file a claim to receive their payment. Those who do not exclude themselves will automatically receive their payment after the court finalizes the settlement.

Class members can update their address or select an electronic payment method online using the login ID and PIN provided in their personalized notice or by contacting the settlement administrator.

Settlement administrator's mailing address: Shannon Spencer v. Cosco Fire Protection Inc., c/o Settlement Administrator, P.O. Box 26170, Santa Ana, CA 92799

Settlement administrator's email address: info@EPOASettlementCFPI.com

Settlement administrator's phone number: 888-369-3780

$332,000 settlement fund breakdown

The $332,000 settlement fund will cover:

• Settlement administration costs: Up to $12,500
• Attorneys’ expenses: Up to $2,500
• Service award to class representative: $7,500
• Payments to eligible class members: Remainder of the fund

Important dates

• Opt-out deadline: Oct. 23, 2026
• Final approval hearing: Dec. 18, 2026

When is the Cosco Fire Protection Inc. settlement payout date?

The settlement administrator will issue payments to eligible class members after the court resolves any appeals and grants final approval to the settlement.

Why did this class action settlement happen?

The lawsuit alleged Cosco Fire Protection Inc. violated Washington’s Equal Pay and Opportunities Act by failing to include wage scales or salary ranges and a general description of benefits in job postings for positions in Washington.

The company denied any wrongdoing or liability but agreed to settle to avoid the uncertainty, risks and costs of ongoing litigation.

Settlement Open for Claims

This is the official Settlement Website for the McHugh v. Equinox, Inc. and Carter v. Equinox, Inc. , authorized by the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Albany County .

This is not a solicitation from a lawyer. The New York Supreme Court, Albany County, authorized this Notice.

• A proposed Settlement has been reached with Equinox, Inc. (“Equinox”) arising out of the potential unauthorized access to and the acquisition of Private Information from on or about April 29, 2024 (“Data Incident”). Impacted Private Information includes names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, Driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, medical treatment or diagnosis information, medication-related information, financial information, provider name, and MRN/patient ID.
• If you reside in the United States and were sent a notice by Equinox that your Private Information may have been impacted by the Data Incident, you are included in this Settlement as a member of the Settlement Class.
• Under the Settlement, Equinox has agreed to pay: (1) Settlement Class Member Benefits for Settlement Class Members who submit Valid Claims; (2) attorneys’ fees, and costs awarded by the Court to Class Counsel; (3) Service Awards awarded by the Court to the Class Representatives and (4) all Settlement Administration costs.
• Your legal rights will be affected whether you act or do not act. You should read the entire Notice carefully.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT:

Submitting a Claim Form is the only way that you can receive any of the Settlement Class Member Benefits provided by this Settlement, including Credit Monitoring and cash compensation.

If you submit a Claim Form, you will give up the right to sue Equinox and certain other Released Parties (as defined in the Settlement Agreement) in a separate lawsuit about the legal claims this Settlement resolves.

Find everything you need to know about the claim process, eligibility, and next steps.

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Documents

You may review and/or download important documents below. The complete list of documents can be located on the Important Documents page on this website.

• Long Notice Class Action Settlement Agreement and Release
• Order Granting Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement
• These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in the Notice .
• The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. No Settlement Class Member Benefits will be provided unless the Court approves the Settlement, and it becomes final.

Data Breach · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The deadline to file a claim online or by mail (postmarked) is October 23, 2026; the notice does not specify a timezone. The deadline to exclude yourself from or object to the settlement is September 23, 2026. A Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for November 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM before the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Albany County. The Court has not yet approved the settlement, and no payment date had been announced as of July 27, 2026 — benefits will not be issued unless and until the settlement is approved and becomes final.

What Is This Settlement About?

Equinox, Inc. ("Equinox") has agreed to a class action settlement to resolve claims arising from a data incident it disclosed on or about April 29, 2024. According to the notice, Equinox became aware of suspicious activity and potential unauthorized access to its network, launched an investigation with outside cybersecurity advisors, notified law enforcement, and later determined that cybercriminals may have accessed individuals' private information.

The lawsuits allege that Equinox failed to adequately protect that information. Equinox denies the claims and any wrongdoing, and no court has decided in favor of either side. The two sides agreed to settle to avoid the cost and risk of continued litigation. The cases are McHugh v. Equinox, Inc., Index No. 911677-24, and Carter v. Equinox, Inc., Index No. 901198-25, both in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Albany County. If you received a notice about this incident, you can file a claim for a cash payment and enroll in credit monitoring.

Who Qualifies?

The Settlement Class includes all living individuals residing in the United States who were sent a notice by Equinox that their private information may have been impacted in the data incident detected on or about April 29, 2024.

Excluded from the class are Equinox, any entity in which it has a controlling interest, and its officers, directors, legal representatives, successors, subsidiaries, and assigns; any judge, justice, or judicial officer presiding over the matter and members of their immediate families and their judicial staff; and anyone who validly opts out of the settlement. If you received a mailed or emailed notice with a Notice ID and Confirmation Code, you have been identified as a class member.

The notice states that the information potentially involved could include names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, health insurance information, medical treatment or diagnosis information, medication-related information, financial information, provider name, and medical record or patient ID numbers. The exact information varied by individual.

How Much Can You Get?

The settlement offers cash benefits and credit monitoring. A class member can claim the cash benefits and the credit monitoring:

Documented monetary losses — up to $5,000. You can claim reimbursement for unreimbursed out-of-pocket losses fairly traceable to the data incident, up to $5,000 per class member. Examples given in the notice include out-of-pocket credit monitoring costs incurred on or after April 29, 2024, unreimbursed losses from actual fraud or identity theft, and unreimbursed bank fees, long-distance phone charges, postage, or mileage at the IRS business-use rate. This tier requires supporting documentation such as statements or receipts.

Pro rata cash payment — estimated $100. In addition to or instead of documented losses, you can claim a pro rata cash payment estimated at $100. The amount is calculated from the funds remaining in the Settlement Fund after administration costs, attorneys' fees, credit monitoring, and documented-loss payments, divided among eligible claims, and it will be adjusted up or down depending on how many valid claims are filed.

Kia Window Regulator Defect Class Action Settlement

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Consumers who owned or leased a 2016-2017 Kia Optima or a 2017 Kia Sportage in the United States may be eligible to submit a claim for reimbursement of up to $400 per repair from a class action settlement .

Kia America Inc. agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging it equipped certain vehicles with defective window regulators that could fail, causing the power window system to malfunction. The plaintiffs claimed the defect causes the automatic windows to malfunction, function intermittently or not function at all.

Who can file a claim for a Kia settlement payout?

Class members must meet the following criteria:

• They currently own or lease, or previously owned or leased, a 2016-2017 Kia Optima or a 2017 Kia Sportage in the United States.
• The vehicle's Vehicle Identification Number identifies it as a qualifying class vehicle.

Class members can submit a VIN lookup online to determine if their vehicle qualifies for the settlement.

Who is excluded from the class?

The following individuals and entities are not eligible to participate in the settlement:

• Consumers or businesses that purchased class vehicles deemed a total loss (salvage)
• Fleet purchasers (such as rentals or company vehicles)
• Dealerships that owned the vehicles during the time they needed a window regulator repair

How much are settlement payments?

Class members have the following benefit options:

• Reimbursement for out-of-pocket repair costs: Class members can submit a claim to receive reimbursement for up to four qualifying window regulator repairs per VIN. The settlement administrator will determine the reimbursement amount by the mileage of the qualifying vehicle at the time of repair:
• Under 35,000 miles: 100% of the amount paid up to $400 per repair
• 35,001-55,000 miles: 80% of the amount paid up to $320 per repair
• 55,001-75,000 miles: 60% of the amount paid up to $240 per repair
• 75,001-125,000 miles: 45% of the amount paid up to $180 per repair
• 125,001 miles and above: 40% of the amount paid up to $160 per repair
• Dealer service card: Class members who do not submit a reimbursement claim can submit a claim to receive a $40 dealer service card. They must use the service card within six month of its issue date on any service, merchandise or parts purchase at an authorized Kia dealership service department.

How to claim a class action rebate

To claim a settlement payment or dealer service card, class members can file a claim online or print and complete the PDF claim form and mail it to the settlement administrator.

Settlement administrator's mailing address: Kia Window Regulator Settlement, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, PO Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391

The claim deadline is Nov. 23, 2026.

Required proof and claim information

• All claims require the class member ID from the settlement notice the class member received.
• Repair reimbursement claims require supporting documentation for each repair, which must include a repair order from a Kia dealership or reputable third-party repair facility listing the VIN, identifying a window regulator repair, and documenting the mileage at the time of repair, the date of repair and the cost, as well as proof of payment for the repair.
• Dealer service card claims require proof showing current ownership or lease status of a qualifying vehicle, such as vehicle registration.

Payout options

• Paper check mailed to the address provided (only option for mailed claims)
• Digital dealer service card

Settlement fund breakdown

The settlement fund will include:

• Settlement administration costs: To be determined
• Attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses: Up to $1,244,000
• Service awards to class representatives: $1,500 each
• Dealer service cards: Total determined by the number of claims filed
• Payments to eligible claimants: Total determined by the number of claims filed

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If you were a tipped staff employed by Pineda Inn Bar & Grill, you may be entitled to benefits under a class action lawsuit.

A court authorized the Notice. This is not a solicitation from a lawyer.

A proposed settlement will provide $120,000.00 in payments (the "Settlement Funds") to fully settle and release claims of the following individuals: All tipped staff employed by Pineda Inn Bar & Grill who had a “tip credit” applied to their hourly wage during the relevant time period of April 2021 through August 2023 who were not paid minimum wage compensation as required by the Florida Minimum Wage Act (the “Class”).

The following are excluded from the Settlement Class: (1) the judge presiding over this case; (2) the judges of the Florida Appellate Court; (3) the immediate families of the preceding person(s); (4) any Released Party; and (5) any Settlement Class Member who timely opts out of this Action.

Defendants deny Plaintiff’s allegations and denies any wrongdoing whatsoever. The Court has not ruled on the merits of Plaintiff’s claims or Defendants’ defenses. By entering into the settlement, Defendants have not conceded the truth or validity of any of the claims against it.

To receive a payment of $2.00 per hour for non-tipped work performed between April 2021 through August 2023, You must fill out an Online Claim Form and select a payment method. Your rights and options, and the deadlines to exercise them, are explained in the Notice. Your legal rights are affected whether you act or do not act. Read the Notice carefully.

To obtain money from the settlement you must make a claim. To make a claim, you must fully complete the Claim Form that was sent to you and mail it to the Settlement Administrator postmarked by October 23, 2026, or submit an online claim form by October 23, 2026.

EXCLUDE YOURSELF OR "OPT-OUT" OF THE SETTLEMENT

If you ask to be excluded, you will not receive a payment. This is the only option that allows you to pursue your own claims against Defendant or other released parties related to a released claim. The deadline for excluding yourself is November 3, 2026.

If you wish to object to the settlement, you must write to the Court about why you believe the settlement is unfair in any respect. The deadline for objecting is November 3, 2026.

If you do nothing, you will not receive a payment from the settlement but you will give up your rights to sue Defendant or any other released parties related to a released claim.

GO TO THE FINAL APPROVAL HEARING

You may attend the Final Approval Hearing. At the Final Approval Hearing you may ask to speak in Court about the fairness of the settlement. To speak at the Final Approval Hearing, you must file a document that includes your name, address, telephone number and your signature with the Court, which must also state your intention to appear at the Final Approval Hearing. This must be filed no later than November 3, 2026.

These rights and options-and the deadlines to exercise them-are explained in the Notice.

The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the settlement. Payments ( i.e. Settlement Award Checks) will be disbursed if the Court approves the settlement and after any appeals are resolved. Please be patient.

Wage & Hour · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. Class members have until October 23, 2026 to submit a claim online or mail a claim form postmarked by that date; the notice gives no time of day. The Brevard County Circuit Court has granted preliminary approval, and the final approval hearing is scheduled for November 17, 2026 at 2:15 p.m. by Zoom. No payments have been made, and none will be until the court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved.

What Changed Recently?

The case, Purvis-Wolf v. IR Tiki, LLC d/b/a Pineda Inn Bar & Grill, No. 05-2025-CA-028369, was filed in 2025 in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit in Brevard County. It alleged that the restaurant took Florida’s tip credit on its servers’ and other tipped staff’s pay in a way that left them below the state minimum wage, in violation of the Florida Minimum Wage Act. The parties began settlement talks in January 2026 and signed the settlement agreement in early June 2026. The defendants are IR Tiki, LLC, which does business as Pineda Inn Bar & Grill, and an individual defendant. They deny any wrongdoing, and the court has not ruled on whether the claims have merit.

Judge Patricia Strowbridge conditionally certified the class for settlement purposes, and the administrator emailed each class member a notice with an online claim form. A later agreed order moved the final approval hearing and the notice deadlines tied to it; the dates on this page are the current ones posted on the official settlement website.

Who Qualifies?

The settlement class is tipped staff employed by Pineda Inn Bar & Grill who had a “tip credit” applied to their hourly wage between April 2021 and August 2023 and who were not paid the minimum wage required by the Florida Minimum Wage Act as a result. The settlement agreement says the restaurant’s records show about 81 people in the class, and those people were identified from the defendant’s records and contacted directly.

The class excludes the judge and Florida appellate judges and their immediate families, the released parties, counsel of record, anyone who already released these claims in a separate agreement with the defendant, and anyone who opts out.

What a tip credit is. Florida lets employers count part of a tipped worker’s tips toward the minimum wage. The Florida Constitution fixes that credit at the federal tip credit in effect in 2003, which works out to $3.02 an hour. The employer pays the rest in cash wages, and the tips have to bring the worker up to at least the full minimum wage. Wage lawsuits over tip credits usually allege that the credit was taken for hours or duties it did not lawfully cover; here, the notice describes the claim as a tip credit applied to non-tipped work.

How Much Can You Get?

Each class member who files a valid claim and does not opt out is paid $2.00 for each covered hour worked between April 2021 and August 2023. The notice describes those as hours of non-tipped work; the settlement agreement describes them as hours to which the tip credit was applied. The number of hours comes from the restaurant’s records.

• Cap: Total payments are capped at $120,000. The agreement bases that figure on 81 class members and raises it by 5% for each class member found above 81.
• An illustration, not an estimate of any one payment: someone with 500 covered hours would receive $1,000; someone with 1,500 would receive $3,000. Spread evenly across 81 people, the $120,000 cap would average about $1,480 each.
• Claims-made, with a reversion: only people who file are paid. The defendant deposits money in stages as claims draw it down, and whatever is left after the checks expire, and after any second distribution, goes back to the defendant.

Americold $5.25M Data Breach Class Action Settlement

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Individuals who received a notice from Americold stating either the 2020 or 2023 data breaches potentially compromised their personal information may be eligible to claim up to $25,000 from a class action settlement . The incidents affected 141,000 individuals in 2020 and 129,000 individuals in 2023.

Americold Realty Trust and Americold Logistics LLC agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit. The complaint alleges Americold failed to properly secure and safeguard the personally identifiable and health information of employees and job applicants during two separate cybersecurity incidents in 2020 and 2023.

Who can file a claim for a data breach payout?

Class members are individuals residing in the United States who received a notice from Americold stating the data breaches that occurred in November 2020 and/or April 2023 impacted their private information.

How much are settlement payments?

Class members have the following benefit options:

• Documented losses payment : Class members can claim up to $25,000 for unreimbursed, documented losses directly related to one or both of the data breaches. Eligible expenses include costs of credit reports, credit monitoring or fraud resolution services, and other expenses and monetary losses associated with identity theft or fraud.
• Residual cash payment : Class members who do not submit a documented losses can submit a claim to receive a residual cash payment. Estimated payment amounts are:
• $200 for individuals notified of both the 2020 and 2023 data breaches
• $100 for individuals notified of only one of the data breaches
• Credit monitoring : All class members can elect to receive three years of free credit monitoring, which includes at least $1 million in identity theft protection.

How to claim a class action rebate

To receive a settlement payment, class members can file a claim online or print and fill out the PDF claim form and mail it to the settlement administrator.

Settlement administrator's mailing address: Lamont Bracy v. Americold Logistics LLC, c/o Kroll Settlement Administration LLC, P.O. Box 225391, New York, NY 10150-5391

The claim deadline is Oct. 22, 2026.

Required proof and claim information

• All class members must provide the class member ID from the settlement notice mn they received.
• Documented losses claims require supporting documentation, which may include receipts, invoices, emails or other proof of identity theft or fraud.

Payout options

• Check by mail (only option for mailed claims)

Settlement fund breakdown

The $5,250,000 settlement fund will include:

• Settlement administration costs : At least $200,000
• Attorneys' fees : Up to $1,837,500 plus expenses and costs
• Service awards to class representatives : $3,000 each ($21,000 total)
• Credit monitoring: Cost determined by number of claims filed
• Payments to approved claimants : Remaining settlement fund

Important dates

• Deadline to opt out : Sept. 22, 2026
• Final approval hearing : Oct. 6, 2026
• Deadline to file a claim : Oct. 22, 2026

When is the Americold settlement payout date?

The settlement administrator will issue payments to approved claimants approximately 105 days after the court grants final approval of the settlement.

Why is there a class action settlement?

This class action lawsuit claimed Americold failed to adequately protect sensitive personal and health information during cybersecurity incidents in 2020 and 2023. The plaintiffs alleged Americold’s negligence led to unauthorized access to private information.

Americold denies the allegations but agreed to settle to avoid the expense and risk of further litigation.

Settlement Open for Claims

Up to $25,000 plus credit monitoring

Data Breach · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The deadline to file is October 22, 2026, and the Notice states that date without a cutoff time or timezone, so do not assume one. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted final approval on October 6, 2026, in an order that also awarded attorneys' fees, expenses and service awards. The claim window stays open after approval because the claim deadline falls later than the hearing date. No payment date had been announced as of October 20, 2026; under the Notice, benefits are distributed after final approval and after any appeals are resolved.

What Changed Recently?

The court granted preliminary approval of the settlement in Lamont Bracy, et al. v. Americold Logistics, LLC, Case No. 1:23-cv-05743-TWT, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, and the claim process is now open through the settlement administrator, Kroll Settlement Administration. Americold Realty Trust and Americold Logistics, LLC have agreed to pay $5,250,000 into a settlement fund, and the court granted final approval of the deal on October 6, 2026.

The case reached this point after a contested round of motion practice. On February 19, 2025, Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. ruled on Americold's motion to dismiss, granting it as to four of the counts and denying it as to three, which left part of the case alive and headed toward either trial or a negotiated resolution.

Americold denies all allegations of liability and wrongdoing, and the court has not decided in favor of either side. The Notice states that the parties agreed to settle to avoid the costs and risks of a trial.

Who Qualifies?

The settlement class is all persons in the United States who were notified by Americold that their private information was impacted in the data incidents. In practice, if you received a notice from Americold about either the 2020 incident or the 2023 incident, you are a class member, and the Notice states that Americold's records are what identify you as one.

The people affected were current and former employees and job applicants rather than retail customers, which makes this a narrower class than most consumer data breach settlements. It is nationwide and is not limited to Georgia, even though the case is pending in Atlanta.

Excluded from the class are Americold, any entity in which Americold has a controlling interest, and Americold's officers, directors, legal representatives, successors, subsidiaries and assigns; any judge, justice or judicial officer presiding over the case, along with the members of their immediate families and judicial staff; and anyone who timely and validly opts out.

Two separate cybersecurity incidents are covered. The first occurred on or about November 16, 2020, and the second on or about April 26, 2023. According to the Notice, the private information involved may have included full names, Social Security numbers, addresses, driver's license numbers, state identification numbers, passport numbers, financial account information, health insurance information and medical information. Americold began notifying people about the 2020 incident on or about March 4, 2021 and about the 2023 incident on or about December 8, 2023. The Notice does not state how many people were notified. If you are new to how these cases work, our data breach class action explainer walks through the stages from notice to payment.

How Much Can You Get?

With the settlement approved, Americold pays $5,250,000 into a fund. Court-approved attorneys' fees and expenses, service awards, administration costs and the cost of providing the credit monitoring come out of that fund first, and the balance pays class member benefits. There are three benefits, and the two cash options are described in the Notice as available and/or, so you are not forced to pick just one.

This is the official Settlement Website for the EFS Advisors, LLC and Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC d/b/a Aviben (“Defendants”) in the action captioned Kennedy, et al., v. EFS Advisors, LLC, et al. , authorized by the Isanti County, Minnesota District Court .

Settlement Overview

A proposed class action Settlement has been reached with EFS Advisors, LLC and Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC d/b/a Aviben (“Defendants”) in the action captioned Kennedy, et al., v. EFS Advisors, LLC, et al. , Case No. 30-cv-24-649, pending in the Isanti County (Minnesota) District Court.

If approved by the Court, the Settlement will resolve and release the legal claims (“Released Claims”) related to the unauthorized third-party attempt to access Defendants’ computer network, detected by Defendants on or about February 22, 2024, during which the unauthorized actor may have accessed impacted individuals’ Private Information (the “Data Security Incident”).

If you are a Settlement Class Member, the Settlement affects your legal rights. Please read the Notice carefully.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement:

Submitting a Claim Form is the only way that you can receive Settlement Benefits.

Only Settlement Class Members who do not exclude themselves from the Settlement are eligible to submit a Claim Form to receive Settlement Benefits.

More information about submitting a Claim Form is available at FAQ #12 .

Find answers to frequently asked questions, including important information about your rights and options.

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Documents

You may review and/or download important documents below. The complete list of documents can be located on the Important Documents page on this website.

• Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement Settlement Agreement
• Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement
• These rights and options —and the deadlines to exercise them— are explained in the Notice .
• The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the Settlement. No Settlement Benefits will be provided unless the Court approves the Settlement, and it becomes final.

Data Breach · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The deadline to submit a Claim Form is October 22, 2026, online or postmarked. The deadline to exclude yourself or to object is earlier — October 7, 2026 — so the first decision to make is whether to stay in at all. The court has not yet decided whether to approve the settlement: the Isanti County District Court granted preliminary approval and authorized this notice, and the final approval hearing is set for November 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Central, by Zoom. No payments have been issued and no payment date has been announced; the Notice says benefits are issued only after the settlement is approved and becomes final, and appeals can extend that. If you received a notice with a Notice ID and Confirmation Code, the action to take now is to file before October 22.

What Changed Recently?

The claim window opened after the Isanti County District Court entered an order granting preliminary approval of the class action settlement, which authorized the notice now reaching class members and put the November 6, 2026 final approval hearing on the calendar. That order is posted alongside the Notice, Claim Form and Settlement Agreement on the settlement website's Important Documents page.

The case is Kennedy, et al. v. EFS Advisors, LLC, et al., Case No. 30-cv-24-649, in the Isanti County (Minnesota) District Court. The defendants are EFS Advisors, LLC and Educators Benefit Consultants, LLC, which does business as Aviben. The Notice describes the underlying event as an unauthorized third-party attempt to access the defendants' computer network, detected on or about February 22, 2024, during which the unauthorized actor may have accessed impacted individuals' Private Information.

Worth knowing before you read further: the Notice is unusually sparse about the incident itself. It does not list the categories of data involved and does not state how many people are in the class. For the data categories it points to the Settlement Agreement's definition of Private Information and to the Consolidated Class Action Complaint, both posted on the settlement website. For your own situation, the breach notification letter you received in 2024 is the document that names the specific elements.

The parties disagree over the legal claims. The Notice states that the action has not gone to trial and that the court has not decided in favor of either side; the parties agreed to settle after weighing the risks and uncertainties of continuing to litigate. Nothing in the settlement is a determination that either defendant did anything wrong.

Who Qualifies?

The Settlement Class is defined broadly: all living individuals in the United States whose Private Information was potentially accessed in the Data Security Incident. There is no purchase requirement, no state limitation, and no requirement that you suffered fraud or identity theft.

Three groups are carved out. Excluded from the class are the directors, officers and agents of the defendant; governmental entities; and the judge assigned to the action, that judge's immediate family, and court staff.

Because the class is defined by whose information was in the affected systems rather than by anything you did, the practical test is whether the administrator sent you a notice with a Notice ID and Confirmation Code. Many people in a class like this never had a direct relationship with either company — a benefits administrator typically holds employee information supplied through an employer's plan. If you are unsure whether you are included, the settlement website's contact page is the route to ask.

How Much Can You Get?

Everyone who submits a timely, valid Claim Form may claim two things: one year of three-bureau credit monitoring that includes at least $1,000,000 in identity theft insurance, and one of two cash options. The credit monitoring is not an either-or against the cash — the choice is only between the two cash options.

EFS Advisors and Aviben $850,000 Data Breach Settlement

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Individuals in the United States whose private information the EFS Advisors and Aviben data breach potentially compromised may be eligible to submit a claim for up to $2,500 plus credit monitoring from a class action settlement .

EFS Advisors LLC and Educators Benefit Consultants LLC d/b/a Aviben agreed to pay $850,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleged an unauthorized third party attempted to access the companies’ computer network on or about Feb. 22, 2024, potentially exposing the private information of clients and other individuals.

Who can file a claim for a data breach payout?

Class members are individuals residing in the United States whose private information the EFS Advisors and Aviben 2024 data breach potentially compromised.

How much are settlement payments?

Class members have the following benefit options

• Documented out-of-pocket losses : Class members can claim up to $2,500 for documented, unreimbursed out-of-pocket losses that occurred after the data breach and before Oct. 22, 2026, and are fairly traceable to the data breach. This includes fees for credit reports, credit monitoring or identity theft insurance purchased between Feb. 22, 2024, and Oct. 22, 2026, bank fees, postage for contacting financial institutions and monetary losses due to fraud or identity theft.
• Alternative cash payment : Class members who do not submit a documented out-of-pocket losses can submit a claim to receive a one time alternative cash payment of $50.
• Credit monitoring: All class members can elect to receive one free year of three-bureau credit monitoring, which includes at least $1,000,000 in theft protection insurance.

How to claim a class action rebate

To receive a settlement payment, class members can file a claim online or print and complete the PDF claim form and mail it to the settlement administrator.

Settlement administrator's mailing address EFS Data Security Incident Settlement, Attn: Claim Forms, 1650 Arch St. Suite 2210, Philadelphia, PA 19103

The claim deadline is Oct. 22, 2026.

Required proof and claim information

• To submit a claim online, class members must provide the ID and confirmation code from the settlement notice they received.
• To submit a documented losses claim, class members must provide supporting documentation, which may include receipts, bank or credit card statements, or other proof of identity theft or fraud.

Payout options

• Paper check mailed to the address provided

Settlement fund breakdown

The $850,000 settlement fund will include:

• Notice and administration expenses : To be determined
• Attorneys’ fees and costs : Up to $325,000
• Service awards to class representatives : $2,500 each ($7,500 total)
• Credit monitoring: Cost determined by the number of claims filed
• Payments to eligible claimants : Remaining settlement funds

Important dates

• Deadline to opt out : Oct. 7, 2026
• Deadline to file a claim : Oct. 22, 2026
• Final approval hearing : Nov. 6, 2026

When is the EFS Advisors and Aviben data breach payout date?

The settlement administrator will issue payments to approved claimants after it processes all claims and the court grants final approval of the settlement.

Why did this class action settlement happen?

The class action lawsuit claimed an unauthorized third party attempted to access the defendants’ computer network on or about Feb. 22, 2024, potentially exposing private information. The plaintiffs alleged that EFS Advisors LLC and Educators Benefit Consultants LLC d/b/a Aviben failed to adequately protect client data.

The defendants agreed to settle to avoid the risk and expense of further litigation.

• Settlement website FAQ page

Settlement Open for Claims

Up to $2,500 plus credit monitoring

Data Breach · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. A claim form must be submitted online or postmarked no later than October 22, 2026. There is an earlier date that is easy to miss: October 7, 2026 is the deadline both to exclude yourself and to object. The Court granted preliminary approval and has scheduled a final approval hearing for November 6, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time in Fayetteville, Arkansas — after claims close. No final approval order has been entered and no payment date had been announced as of August 24, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The Circuit Court for Washington County, Arkansas authorized notice to the class, which opened the claim window and put the November 6, 2026 final approval hearing on the calendar. The case is In re Highlands Oncology Group Data Breach Litigation, Case No. 72CV-25-3420.

The lawsuit alleges that during a June 2025 targeted cyberattack on Highlands Oncology's computer systems, certain files containing private information were accessed. According to the court-approved Notice, those files may have contained names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver's license and state identification numbers, passport numbers, credit and debit card numbers, financial account numbers, medical treatment information, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, and health insurance policy information.

That combination is what makes this settlement's monitoring benefit unusual. Most data breach settlements offer credit monitoring, which watches for new accounts opened in your name. Here the exposure includes medical record numbers and health insurance policy information, so the settlement offers medical data monitoring instead — a different product aimed at a different kind of fraud.

Highlands Oncology denies that it did anything wrong, and the Court has not decided who is right. The parties agreed to settle to avoid the costs, risks, disruptions and uncertainties of continuing the case. Healthcare providers have produced a steady run of these settlements — the Tift Regional Health System settlement and the MCNA Dental settlement both turned on the same kind of patient-record exposure.

Who Qualifies?

The Court defined the Class as all individuals residing in the United States whose Private Information was compromised in the Data Breach on or around June 2025. This is a nationwide class rather than an Arkansas-only one — what matters is that your information was in the affected files, not where you live.

The Notice states that Highlands Oncology's records indicate who the class members are, and that a class member may also have received an earlier notice directly from Highlands Oncology at the time of the incident.

The class excludes only three groups, which is a narrower carve-out than most breach settlements:

• All persons who are directors and officers of Highlands Oncology;
• Governmental entities; and
• The Judge assigned to the case, that Judge's immediate family, and Court staff.

How Much Can You Get?

The benefits come in two parts, and the relationship between them is the single most misread thing on pages like this: the monitoring and the cash are additive. The Notice states that all Settlement Class Members may claim Medical Data Monitoring and one of the two Cash Payment options. The choice is only between the two cash tiers.

• Medical Data Monitoring. Three years of CyEx Medical Shield Complete, which carries $1 million of medical identity theft insurance and monitors for healthcare insurance ID exposure, Medical Record Number exposure, and unauthorized Health Savings Account spending. If something suspicious surfaces, the service provides access to a fraud resolution agent.

A settlement has been reached with Highlands Oncology Group (“Highlands Oncology” or “Defendant”) in a class action lawsuit. This case is about the targeted cyberattack on Highlands Oncology's computer systems that occurred in June 2025 (the “Data Incident”). Certain files that contained private information were accessed. These files may have contained personal information such as names; dates of birth; Social Security numbers; driver’s license/state identification numbers; passport numbers; credit/debit card numbers; financial account numbers; medical treatment information; medical record numbers; patient account numbers; and/or health insurance policy information.

The lawsuit is called In re Highlands Oncology Group Data Breach Litigation, Case No. 72CV-25-3420. It is pending in the Circuit Court for Washington County, Arkansas (the “Action”). Highlands Oncology denies that it did anything wrong, and the Court has not decided who is right. The parties have agreed to settle the lawsuit (the “Settlement”) to avoid the costs and risks, disruptions, and uncertainties of continuing the Action.

Your rights are affected whether you act or don’t act. Please read the Notice carefully and completely.

The only way to receive benefits or payments from this Settlement is by submitting a valid and timely Claim Form.

The fastest way to submit your Claim Form is online here . If you prefer, you can download the Claim Form here and mail it to the Settlement Administrator. You may also call or email the Settlement Administrator to receive a paper copy of the Claim Form.

Opt Out of the Settlement

You can choose to opt out of the Settlement and receive no benefit or payment. This option allows you to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against the Defendants related to the legal claims resolved by this Settlement. You can hire your own lawyer at your own expense.

Object to the Settlement and/or attend a hearing

If you do not opt out of the Settlement, you may object to it by writing to the Court about why you don’t like the Settlement. You may also ask the Court for permission to speak about your objection at the Final Approval Hearing. If you object, you may also file a claim for Settlement benefits.

Unless you opt out of the Settlement, you are automatically part of the Settlement. If you do nothing, you will not receive benefits or payments from this Settlement and you will give up the right to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against the Defendant related to the legal claims resolved by this Settlement.