This Week In Corporate Accountability

Your Money, Their Mistake: How to Cash In on the Latest Class Action Settlements (Dec 12–19, 2024)Corporate missteps and mishaps mean cash in your pocket if you act fast. From alleged privacy breaches to misleading product claims, this week’s class actions and settlements could see you walking away with some serious compensation. Here’s the scoop:

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Colin Lyon
December 19, 2024

Featured Lawsuit: Charlotte Tilbury Beauty

Defendant: Charlotte Tilbury

Claim: Violating Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act by collecting facial geometry scans from website visitors without their consent.

Eligibility: Individuals who used beauty tools on Charlotte Tilbury’s website between December 1, 2019, and August 31, 2023.

Deadline: January 2, 2025

Compensation: Estimated between $700 and $1,100 per claimant.

Why it matters: This lawsuit underscores how companies must tread carefully when dabbling in biometric technology. For you, it’s a chance to reclaim some digital dignity—and up to $1,100 in cash.

Think you’re eligible? File your claim here before the deadline.

More Settlements Worth Checking Out

Baer’s Furniture

• Claim: Data breach in 2022 potentially exposed sensitive customer information.

• Eligibility: Individuals notified by Baer’s Furniture about the breach.

• Deadline: December 16, 2024

• Compensation: Up to $5,000 for unreimbursed losses, plus two years of free credit monitoring.

Learn more or file your claim here.

Walgreens

• Claim: Overcharging insured customers for generic medications by inflating prices.

• Eligibility: Customers who used insurance to purchase prescriptions at Walgreens between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2024.

• Compensation: Share of a $100 million settlement fund.

File your claim here.

Beyond Meat

• Claim: Misleading protein content and quality claims.

• Eligibility: Anyone who purchased Beyond Meat products between May 31, 2018, and August 14, 2024.

• Deadline: April 14, 2025

File your claim here.

PRGX Global

• Claim: Data breach in 2022 that exposed consumer information.

• Eligibility: Individuals notified by PRGX about the breach.

• Deadline: February 1, 2024

• Compensation: Up to $5,600, including reimbursement for out-of-pocket losses and three years of identity theft protection.

File your claim here.

Catholic University of America

• Claim: Failing to adequately refund tuition during the spring 2020 semester when classes went virtual.

• Eligibility: Students enrolled in spring 2020 who did not withdraw by March 18, 2020.

• Deadline: December 23, 2024

• Compensation: A share of a $2 million settlement fund.

File your claim here.

Spotlight: When NDAs Hide the Ugly Truth

Defendant: BHP and Rio Tinto

Claim: Pressuring female employees to sign NDAs after reporting sexual harassment at mine sites.

Eligibility: Female employees who faced harassment at these sites.

Why it matters: This case highlights ongoing struggles for workplace transparency and justice.

Quick Cash Round-Up

• Thomson Reuters: Californians may get $19–$48 for privacy violations. Deadline: December 27, 2024. File your claim here.

• Green Valley Pecan Company: Up to $4,400 for those affected by a data breach. Deadline: December 16, 2024. File your claim here.

Don’t Miss Out

Opportunities to hold corporations accountable—and pocket some cash—don’t come around every day. If you see a claim you qualify for, take five minutes to file your paperwork and secure your piece of the pie.