Baer’s Furniture is handing out $5,000 from data breach settlement in days – and you only need to submit a form
Customers of BAER’S Furniture may get a payout of up to $5,000 in the days after a settlement for a data breach.
Following a 2022 cyberattack that purportedly stole the names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and medical records of both customers and workers, the Florida-based company consented to settle claims.
Although Baer has not acknowledged any wrongdoing, it has consented to settle the class action complaint by paying an undisclosed sum.
Those who qualify have two weeks to submit a claim.
HOW TO CLAIM
Those affected can complete a form to get compensation.
However, they will need to act quickly because the forms need to be turned in by December 16, 2024.
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What’s available is as follows:
- Claimants can choose from the following benefits:
- Up to $5,000 for documented, unreimbursed losses related to identity theft or fraud caused by the breach.
- Two years of free credit monitoring services.
- Compensation for lost time (up to $100 per person).
- Alternatively, you can choose a $50 cash payment instead of other benefits.
As an alternative to other benefits, claimants may choose to receive a $50 cash payout.
Documentation confirming costs associated with the data breach, such as invoices, bank statements, or receipts, must be included with claims for unreimbursed damages.
ARE YOU ELIGIBLE?
Those affected by the August 2022 Baer’s Furniture data breach are covered by the settlement.
Residents of Florida should visit this link to complete the claim form. After that, you’ll input your notice ID number and last name.
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For help, get in touch with the settlement administrator if you didn’t receive a notice or lost it.
You must move quickly to prevent missing out on Baer’s Furniture claim forms, which must be filed online or by mail by December 16, 2024.
After August 1, 2022, anyone submitting claims for unreimbursed losses must include supporting documentation of their real costs associated with the breach.
On December 5, a final approval hearing is scheduled.
Eligible claimants will receive compensation and benefits once the court issues final approval and addresses any appeals or objections.
MORE SETTLEMENT OFFERS
Baer is not alone, though, as other businesses have also been hit with class action data breach settlements.
Great Expressions, a countrywide network of 246 dental offices, was sued for allegedly not protecting customer data following a data breach that occurred in September 2023.
Great Expressions is resolving claims that its inadequate cybersecurity procedures permitted unauthorized access to private customer data.
The business has agreed to settle the complaint in order to address the concerns, but it has not acknowledged any wrongdoing.
Those that were informed of the data breach by Great Expressions stand to gain from the settlement.
Depending on whether the incident may have affected Social Security numbers, it separates people into two subclasses.
The $5,175 million settlement revolves around the well-known protective gear and apparel manufacturer Magid Glove.
By employing “fingerprint time clocks” and collecting temperatures using scanners over an eight-year period, they are alleged to have violated Illinois legislation.
Anyone who took their temperature with one of the scanners or used a fingerprint-scanning clock might qualify.
The class action lawsuit claims that Magid Glove improperly notified people about the usage of temperature scanners and fingerprint time clocks.
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Those who utilized either device at Magid’s plant in Romeoville, Illinois, between January 8, 2016, and August 30, 2024, are affected.
In the meantime, one of the most popular streaming services available, Tubi, agreed to pay $19.99 million to resolve a class action lawsuit.
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