# Class Action Lawsuit - got paid! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 17, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396 "2022-06-17T19:55:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/121 "2026-06-03T00:01:55Z")
Was it from Blue Cross Blue Shield? I just got a check from them for $8.25 and I haven’t had BCBS insurance for quite a few years now. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/122 "2026-06-03T01:00:05Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Was it from Blue Cross Blue Shield? Yes, it was. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/123 "2026-06-03T01:38:01Z")
Tangential to Class Action Lawsuits, I have found several small and medium piles of money at [https://missingmoney.com/](https://missingmoney.com/) - the official unclaimed money website of the state treasurers. My family name is essentially unique so I’ve helped many relatives find some extra cash. For folks with more common names it requires a bit more legwork. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/124 "2026-06-03T11:47:05Z")
I also just got $38.12 from the BCBS settlement. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/125 "2026-06-03T12:02:52Z")
I just got $49C for the bread settlement. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/126 "2026-06-03T22:03:23Z")
I got $112 and just deposited the check a couple hours ago. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/127 "2026-06-04T14:52:15Z")
A few hundred bucks once, but I have no idea of the context. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/128 "2026-06-04T14:55:00Z")
Yep, I got $43 bucks last week for the BCBS settlement. Still waiting on my chicken settlement money … I’m on tenterhooks! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/129 "2026-06-04T14:55:53Z")
Not a class action, but I found some unclaimed property in my dad’s name and claimed it for him. Turns out it was 125 shares of a stock worth $0.001 each. About 13¢. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/130 "2026-06-04T18:32:30Z")
My BCBS money was $130. Better than folks reporting here (guess I got cheated more, yay?) but a far cry from the average $330 payment number I saw bandied around. Good thing I didn’t quit my job. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/131 "2026-06-05T12:14:58Z")
Oh, I never heard any sort of number, so I wasn’t expecting any particular amount. Also, I have absolutely no memory of this lawsuit, so it was a completely unexpected extra $43 for the taking. I don’t know what time period it covered, but we haven’t always been BCBS over the last decade or two, so I assume that’s why the lower payment. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/132 "2026-06-05T15:06:07Z")
I just got $8.12 from a Yahoo data breech. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/133 "2026-06-05T20:10:48Z")
I recently received an email for settlement with LabCorp on a data breach. I’ve presumably used them at some point, so I clicked through. Unfortunately, the email included a claim code, which when entered prefills Chastity G \*\*\*\*\*\* until uneditable fields. Oh, well. Feel bad for Chastity, but I’m certain there is no way to tell the lawyers they’ve crossed my email with her name. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/134 "2026-06-05T20:16:52Z")
Seems you’re not alone, assuming this is the same case [https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassActionSettlement/comments/1tuau5m/labcorp\_kroll\_settlement/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassActionSettlement/comments/1tuau5m/labcorp_kroll_settlement/) Look at the comments. At least the first few are people with the same problem as you. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/135 "2026-06-05T20:20:42Z")
Thanks - sounds like it may be a scam, in which case I may be getting a lot more ‘opportunities’ assuming they’ve correctly linked my email to the number they gave me. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/136 "2026-06-05T20:22:24Z")
Yeah. reading further down the whole thing now is a scam. They’re using a legit but long-since closed-out case as bait. It Googles as good, but it’s still a scam. Clever bastards. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/137 "2026-06-07T22:01:03Z")
Just got an email today about the Illinois Facebook settlement from a couple years back saying there would be a second round of dispersals. They find more money at the bottom of the bag? Anyway, presumably it won’t be another $400 and this is the first I’ve heard of it. > Your initial payment in the _In re: Facebook, Inc. Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation_ was successful. A second distribution of settlement benefits will commence in June, and payments will be sent in batches over the following 4 weeks. You will receive an additional email notice approximately 3-4 days before your additional settlement payment is issued. Please continue to check your email during this time period. Edit: Guess this was from a DIFFERENT lawsuit than the Illinois biometric one. And this second round will be scraping the bottom of the bag. From USA Today: > According to court filings, the settlement administrator estimates that more than 15 million people will receive a second payment. After taking administrative costs out of the remaining $100 million pot, there will be about $95 million left for the bonus payments. > > The total amount each eligible claimant will get in the second bonus payment will vary based on what filings call “allocation points,” but the administrator estimates they will range from $4.67 to $7.32 each. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/138 "2026-06-12T21:09:05Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Just got an email today about the Illinois Facebook settlement from a couple years back saying there would be a second round of dispersals. I was just coming to post about that. I just got an email saying I should expect my payment in the next 3-4 business days. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/139 "2026-06-12T21:16:42Z")
Don’t spend it just yet - I got my e-credit for that one - a whole $6.46. The first round was much better, like $35 - enough to buy some bicycling knick-naks online. What am I supposed to do with 6 bucks? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396/140 "2026-06-12T22:12:23Z")
Buy half a Starbucks frou frou coffee. What else? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/class-action-lawsuit-got-paid/966396.md?page=8)