Several major class-action lawsuits are accepting claims in March, compensating consumers for false advertising, data breaches and more.
Why It Matters
Class-action lawsuit settlements can compensate consumers for alleged fraud or other unlawful conduct.
The window to claim a piece of eight settlements, each valued at $1 million or more, closes in March.
List of Settlements with Claim Deadline in March
Fandango
Fandango agreed to pay $9 million following claims that the company failed to disclose fees for movie tickets in New York.
The settlement applies to anyone who paid a convenience fee while purchasing electronic tickets on any Fandango online platform for any movie in any New York theater. To qualify, the tickets must have been purchased between August 29, 2022, and March 11, 2024.
The deadline to file a claim is March 31.
LoanDepot
LoanDepot has agreed to pay over $1 million after the company was accused of violating the Electronic Funds Transfer Act by taking funds from accounts without authorization.
Consumers eligible to receive the settlement were debited by LoanDepot repeatedly between September 21, 2021, and October 6, 2023, without receiving a copy of the authorization beforehand.
The deadline to file a claim is March 3.
Smitty’s Supply and Cam2 International
Smitty’s Supply and Cam2 International are paying $39.1 million after a class-action suit alleged their tractor hydraulic fluids do not meet manufacturing standards. The lawsuit claimed the hydraulic fluid did not meet 303 tetrahydrofuran specifications, despite labeling and advertising referencing these specifications.
The settlement applies to most consumers who purchased Super S Super Trac 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, Super S 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid, CAM2 ProMax 303 Tractor Hydraulic Oil or CAM2 303 Tractor Hydraulic Oil since December 1, 2013. Individuals who purchased Super S Super Trac 303 Tractor Hydraulic Fluid in Missouri are excluded from the settlement.
The deadline to file a claim is March 1.
United Dominion Realty
United Dominion Realty agreed to a $3 million settlement related to claims that it charged up to $100 in unlawful late fees to its California tenants.
California residential tenants charged for or paid one or more late fees to United Dominion Realty between August 12, 2017, and October 24, 2024, are eligible for the settlement.
The deadline to file a claim is March 3.
APi
APi has agreed to a $1.05 million settlement after facing allegations of failing to pay overtime wages to Pennsylvania workers. The settlement applies to nonexempt APi employees who worked at the Shell Cracker Plant in Monaca between November 3, 2018, and November 27, 2022.
The deadline to file a claim is March 6.
Konnektive
Konnektive is paying $5 million related to claims that it falsely advertised La Pura cosmetics as natural and pure. The products allegedly use synthetic ingredients such as parabens and sulfates.
Consumers who purchased La Pura cosmetics between June 12, 2016, and October 10, 2024, are eligible to receive the settlement.
The deadline to file a claim is March 8.
D.C.’s Health Benefit Exchange Authority
D.C.’s Health Benefit Exchange Authority agreed to a $1.45 million settlement after facing allegations that it failed to prevent a 2023 data breach. The breach allegedly compromised the information of around 170,000 individuals, including their Social Security numbers.
Those eligible to receive compensation are individuals who received a data breach notification letter from D.C.’s Health Benefit Exchange Authority informing them that their private information was or may have been compromised in a data breach around March 2023.
The deadline to file a claim is March 28.
Steamlabs
Steamlabs is paying $4.4 million to resolve claims that it enrolled consumers in automatic subscriptions to Streamlabs Pro services without their permission.
The settlement applies to consumers who enrolled in a Streamlabs Pro automatic renewal subscription after adding a GIF or effect to their donation and were then billed a monthly fee for the subscription between March 3, 2018, and May 17, 2022.
Plaintiffs in the suit alleged that they thought they were making a one-time payment and were not aware they were enrolling in a monthly subscription.
The deadline to file a claim is March 31.
What Is A Class-Action Lawsuit?
A class-action lawsuit is a type of lawsuit where a plaintiff sues a defendant or multiple defendants on behalf of a group.
Taxes: Is A Class-Action Lawsuit Considered Income?
Class action settlements are considered taxable income under the Internal Revenue Code, with some exceptions listed in the code. The two most common exceptions are amounts paid for certain discrimination claims and amounts paid for physical injury, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
What People Are Saying
Zachary Clopton, a professor at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, told NBC Washington: “In a situation where a big corporation harms a large number of individuals by a small amount, say you’re overcharged $20 on a bank fee, it wouldn’t make sense for each person to sue on their own. Just the cost of filing the lawsuit is worth more than $20.
“But if I could sue on behalf of 100,000 or a million or 10 million customers, well, then it’s possible that that lawsuit could go forward, we might eventually recover.”
What Happens Next
Consumers eligible for the eight settlements have until the specified deadlines to file a claim.
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