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The FTC says it is not contacting anyone about Amazon Prime refunds, and warns that messages asking for payment are scams
Any message that asks for payment to release an Amazon Prime refund is a scam, and the Federal Trade Commission says it is not contacting...
People whose Progressive Texas PIP medical bills were paid late have until January 19, 2027 to claim interest from an $8 million settlement that caps class payments at $6 million
Texas auto policyholders and passengers whose Progressive personal injury protection (PIP) medical bills were paid late can file until January 19, 2027 for interest and...
Washington State Farm customers whose cars were repaired under underinsured-motorist coverage since 2019 can claim from a settlement fund of up to $8.8 million by Dec. 14
State Farm customers in Washington whose cars were repaired after an accident, with the bill paid under underinsured motorist property damage coverage, have until Dec....
Current and former Seattle and Federal Way Public Schools employees hit by the Carruth data breach can claim up to $599 in cash by December 2
Current and former employees of Seattle Public Schools and Federal Way Public Schools have until December 2, 2026, to file a claim in a settlement...
GoodRx users who used its app before April 2024 can file by December 29
People who used GoodRx before April 2024 have until December 29, 2026, to file a claim in a $32 million privacy settlement. GoodRx Holdings and...
Some Whirlpool and Maytag bottom-freezer and French-door refrigerator owners whose freezers ice up by December 31 can get a free drain tube under a class settlement
Whirlpool owes a free replacement drain tube to some owners of Whirlpool and Maytag bottom-freezer and French-door refrigerators whose freezers ice up, but the offer...
Patients notified of the CPAP Medical Supplies breach get no flat cash payment and must document losses by November 26, against a $500,000 cap
Nobody notified of the December 2024 cyberattack on CPAP Medical Supplies and Services gets a flat cash payment from its class-action settlement. Cash goes only...
Cummins will replace fuel filter hoses free on 39,052 L9 diesel engines
Cummins is recalling 39,052 L9 diesel engines because a remote fuel filter hose can pull loose from its fitting, and the repair will cost owners...
Star Casualty total-loss claims for up to $79.85 in title and tag fees are due Oct. 26
Florida drivers whose Star Casualty Insurance Co. total-loss claims were paid on an actual cash value basis have until October 26, 2026 to file for...
Mercedes-Benz dealers will replace front brake hoses free on 30,064 S-Class and Maybach sedans, with owner letters due to go out Nov. 27
Mercedes-Benz USA is recalling 30,064 S-Class and Maybach sedans because the front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid, and the repair will cost...
Jack’s Family Restaurants will pay $55 in cash or up to $4,000 in documented losses to data breach victims who file claims by Nov. 30
Social Security numbers, birth dates, home addresses and direct-deposit bank details may have been in the files that hackers reached at Jack’s Family Restaurants between...
Patients billed more than $249 for Natera’s Panorama prenatal test without microdeletions can claim from a $9.5 million settlement through May 3, 2027
Natera, the genetic testing company, has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a class action over bills for its Panorama prenatal blood test and...
Patients of Sonic Healthcare, Aurora Diagnostics and two other labs caught in the AMCA data breach have until January 4 to claim from a $6.4 million-plus fund
Patients of Sonic Healthcare USA, Aurora Diagnostics, Clinical Pathology Laboratories and Austin Pathology Associates have until Monday, January 4, 2027, to file a claim from...
Families of Harvard Medical School body donors can claim cash from a proposed $53 million morgue settlement, and claims are due December 9
A proposed $53 million settlement would pay relatives and designated representatives of people who donated their bodies to Harvard Medical School’s Anatomical Gift Program, and...
Delta’s $78.75 million fuel-dump settlement won a judge’s tentative approval September 28, with nearly 13,000 claims approved and no payment date yet
Delta Air Lines’ fuel-dump case cleared a key step in Los Angeles when a federal judge tentatively approved the airline’s $78.75 million settlement over the...
Florida’s Isaias emergency in 25 counties requires state-regulated insurers to cover an early 30-day prescription refill no matter when it was last filled
Florida health insurers and HMOs must pay for at least a 30-day supply of a prescription even when the last fill was only days ago,...
Transamerica universal life owners hit by 2022 and 2023 rate increases would be paid automatically from a separate $57 million settlement
Owners of Transamerica universal life policies who received a rate-increase letter in 2022 or 2023 are in line for a mailed check from a $57...
More than 1,300 Washington patients will get mailed refund checks averaging nearly $300 from a $410,000 Puget Sound Physicians charity-care settlement
Puget Sound Physicians, the group that provides emergency medicine at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, will refund more than 1,300 Washington patients a total of $410,000...
Americans who bought insurance through five Lloyd’s of London syndicates since 1997 have until October 30 to claim from a $3.57 million settlement
People who bought insurance through five Lloyd’s of London syndicates have until October 30 to file for a share of a $3.57 million partial settlement...
Nine federal employee health plans, including four Health Net of California options, will not be offered in 2027, and enrollees who do not switch go into Compass Rose Standard
Four of the nine federal employee health plan options that will not be offered in 2027 belong to Health Net of California, the Office of...