Big Settlement Alert: Hundreds to $10,150 in Payouts: Apply Before Deadlines in 2025

• Author: Elizabeth Miller
• Posted: 2025-10-21

If you’ve ever been affected by spam texts, data breaches or inaccessible websites, you may still be eligible to claim money from several major national settlement, but time is running out.

Below is a clear summary of what to know and do.

You might be missing out on benefits! Check what’s available to you here.

 

The Settlements You Should Know About

1. Cash App (Deadline: October 27, 2025)

• Platform: Cash App, operated by Block Inc..

• Settlement size: $12.5 million.

• Issue: The company allegedly encouraged users to send automated referral messages without recipients’ consent — essentially spam texts.

• Eligible: If you received promotional texts from Cash App between November 14, 2019 and August 7, 2025.

• What you might get: Varies; file your claim by the deadline.
   

2. AT&T (Deadline: November 18, 2025)

• Settlement size: $177 million.

• Issue: Two large data breaches in 2024 exposed personal info of about 73 million customers — including Social Security numbers, call logs, account data.

• Eligible: Current and former AT&T customers whose info was exposed in the March or July 2024 incidents.

• Compensation: Up to $5,000 for the March leak and $2,500 for the July leak (total up to $7,500) for affected individuals.
   

3. Fashion Nova (Deadline: October 20, 2025)

• Settlement size: $5.15 million.

• Issue: Accessibility violation — the retailer’s website allegedly did not work with screen-reading software used by legally blind users, starting from 2018.

• Eligible: Visually impaired Californians (and possibly others depending on the class definition) unable to navigate the site.

• What you might get: Depends on your actual losses and claim submission.
   

4. Panera Bread (Deadline: November 11, 2025)

• Settlement size: $2.5 million.

• Issue: A data breach on March 23, 2024 in which customer data was not adequately protected.

• Eligible: If you received a formal notice from Panera that you were part of the breach.

• What you might get: Submit claim based on your documentation of losses/out-of-pocket expenses.
   

5. EyeMed Vision Care (Deadline: December 11, 2025)

• Settlement size: $5 million.

• Issue: June 2020 data breach that exposed personal information of customers nationwide.

• Eligible: If you received notice from EyeMed that you were affected.

• Compensation: Up to $10,000 for documented out-of-pocket expenses + $100 for time dealing with the issue. Plus an estimated residual payment of about $50 — meaning some may get up to $10,150 in total.

 

What to do now

1. Check your email/mail: See if you were notified by any of the companies above.

2. Review eligibility criteria: Make sure you match the timeframe, affected service, and the class definition.

3. Gather documentation: Save proof of receipt (for texts/data notification), losses, time spent, etc.

4. Submit your claim before the deadline listed for each case. Late claims typically aren’t accepted.

5. Stay alert: Scammers may try to imitate claims processes — always verify via the official settlement website.

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