TIME is running out for Americans to file claim $100 from a share of a $5.95 million privacy settlement.
Eligible claimants can receive payments without any proof of purchase but will need to submit a form before September 10.
Albertsons customers could get a slice of $5.95 million privacy settlement.[/caption]
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The settlement alleges that Alberstons, a nationwise grocery store, violated the federal telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
According to the class action lawsuit, the firm contravened the TCPA by sending unsolicited text messages to consumers.
Plaintiffs in the case claimed they receives the messaged without having provided any written consent.
But affected customers need to be quick as the deadline to file a claim in September 10, 2025.
Albertson has not admitted to any wrongdoing but has agreed to a $5.95 million settlement.
GET YOUR MONEY
Potential rewards will be determined at a later date as they will vary depending on the number of claims filed with the settlement.
But each class member is due to receive at least $100.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?
Individuals who received two or more messages they didn’t consent to from Albertson Companies, Star Markets and/or Safeway within a 12-month period after requesting to stop receiving further messages.
OTHER CLASS-ACTION SETTLEMENTS
The Albertsons case is the latest in a string of multi-million dollar class action settlements putting cash in Americans’ pockets – often with minimal proof required.
The firm has denied the allegations but has agreed to a $4.5 million settlement, with hundreds of consumers due a chunk of the money.
Netgain Technology agreed to a $1.9 million settlement over a data breach that compromised sensitive personal and health information between September and November 2020.
Affected consumers can get up to $5,000 for documented losses, or a pro rata cash payout with no proof required.
The deadline to file is September 17, 2025.
Meanwhile,
SELECT Americans are getting checks in the mail this month as part of a multi-million-dollar settlement.
The direct payment comes as part of a class action lawsuit filed against Facebook’s parent company, Meta.
Meta agreed to a pot of $725 million to resolve claims from plaintiffs in the case that it allowed users’ personal data to be shared with third parties through Facebook without their consent.
A notable third party that got access to the information was consulting firm Cambridge Analytica, which supported the 2016 presidential campaign for Donald Trump.
The settlement was awarded final approval in 2023, but administrators on the case had to work through 28 million claims from Facebook users, determining which were eligible for a payout and which were duplicates, fraudulent, or didn’t meet the criteria.
