The latest class action settlement news out of 2025 is historic in scale: corporations paid more than $70 billion to resolve class action lawsuits, the highest annual total ever recorded, and the ten largest settlements alone reached a record $79 billion when long-term value is counted.1CFO Dive. Top US Class Action Settlements Hit Record $79B Several of those cases remain open for consumer claims through 2026 and into 2027, with payouts ranging from automatic checks to reimbursements of up to $10,000 for documented losses.
Settlements Open for Claims Right Now
If you held a qualifying account, used a covered product, or had your data exposed in one of these breaches, you may be entitled to money. Deadlines and proof requirements differ, so check the official settlement site before filing.
- Amazon Prime (FTC): Up to $51 per eligible Prime subscriber from a $1.5 billion refund pool, part of Amazon’s $2.5 billion settlement over deceptive sign-up and cancellation practices. File at SubscriptionMembershipSettlement.com by July 21, 2026.2Federal Trade Commission. Amazon Refunds3ABC7 New York. How to Claim Amazon Refund for Prime Membership
- Comcast Xfinity data breach: Up to $10,000 for documented losses or roughly $50 without documentation, from a $117.5 million fund covering the October 2023 breach that affected over 31 million customers. Deadline: August 14, 2026, at comcastbreachsettlement.com.4USA Today. Comcast Xfinity Settlement 2023 Data Breach
- Google Assistant privacy: Estimated $2 to $56 per person from a $68 million fund, covering users of Google-made devices whose audio was captured by unintentional activations between May 2016 and March 2026. Deadline: August 27, 2026.5Top Class Actions. $68M Google Assistant Privacy Class Action Settlement
- Sprouts Farmers Market: Estimated $67.50 to $405 per person from a $5 million fund, for customers whose receipts displayed more than the last five digits of their payment card. Deadline: August 5, 2026.6USA Today. Open Settlement Claims 2026
- KYB Americas data breach: Up to $5,400 for documented identity theft and fraud losses, or a $75 flat payment without documentation. Deadline: August 26, 2026, at KYBDataSettlement.com.7KYB Data Settlement. Johnson et al. v. KYB Americas Corporation Settlement Notice
- Capital One 360 Savings: No claim form required. Anyone who held a 360 Savings account between September 18, 2019, and June 16, 2025, is automatically eligible for a share of the $425 million settlement. Payments are expected around July 2026, barring appeals.8Capital One 360 Savings Account Litigation. Capital One 360 Savings Account Interest Rate Litigation Settlement9AARP. $425 Million Capital One Settlement
- Hyundai/Kia airbag defect: Up to $350 for recalled vehicles and $150 for unrecalled vehicles, plus expense reimbursement, from a $62.1 million fund. Deadline: April 8, 2027, at ACUSettlement.com.10ACU Settlement. In Re ZF-TRW Airbag Control Units Products Liability Litigation – Hyundai Kia
- 700Credit: About $50 without documentation or up to $2,500 for verified fraud losses, plus two years of credit monitoring, after an October 2025 breach exposed data for roughly 5.8 million consumers whose information came through dealership financing applications. Preliminary approval was granted in June 2026; a final approval hearing is set for December 15, 2026.11ClassAction.org. $17.5M 700Credit Settlement Resolves Class Action Lawsuit Over October 2025 Data Breach12Bloomberg Law. 700Credit Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to End Data Breach Lawsuit
A few recent settlements have already closed to new claims. The AT&T data breach claim window ended December 18, 2025, and the administrator is processing submissions while awaiting final approval. MGM Resorts issued payments in December 2025 to roughly 37 million customers from its $45 million fund covering 2019 and 2023 cyberattacks.13Telecom Data Settlement. AT&T Data Incident Settlement14MGM Data Settlement. MGM Data Settlement
The Biggest Settlements of 2025
The year’s largest resolution was the Purdue Pharma and Sackler family opioid settlement, totaling $7.4 billion with the Sacklers contributing roughly $6.5 billion. Approved in principle in January 2025, the deal directs funds to states, local governments, and affected individuals over 15 years. About $850 million is designated for direct victim compensation. The first payment, $1.5 billion from the Sacklers plus nearly $900 million from Purdue, is scheduled to go out early. The Sacklers must exit the opioid business entirely, and more than 30 million internal company documents will be made public.15NPR. Purdue Pharma, Sacklers Reach New $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement16Mass.gov. AG Campbell Helps Secure $7.4 Billion From Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family
Los Angeles County agreed to a $4 billion settlement resolving sexual abuse claims at juvenile detention facilities and foster homes, one of the largest abuse-related payouts in U.S. history. Columbia University agreed to pay $750 million to settle sexual abuse claims against a former obstetrician-gynecologist.17Duane Morris LLP. Duane Morris Class Action Review Mid-Year Class Action Settlement Report Analysis
In antitrust, the NCAA and Power Five conferences agreed to pay $2.78 billion to student-athletes who had been denied name, image, and likeness compensation; a federal court in the Northern District of California granted final approval in June 2025. Blue Cross Blue Shield settled with healthcare providers for $2.8 billion over claims it conspired to divide markets and suppress reimbursement rates. A federal judge approved that deal in August 2025, though nearly 6,500 providers opted out and filed separate antitrust lawsuits. Structural reforms accompanying the cash payout are valued at more than $17 billion.18Becker’s Payer. Judge Approves $2.8 Billion BCBS Settlement With Providers17Duane Morris LLP. Duane Morris Class Action Review Mid-Year Class Action Settlement Report Analysis
Other large antitrust resolutions included CDK Global at $630 million over alleged inflated data-access fees charged to auto-dealer software vendors, Perdue Farms and other poultry companies at $398 million over alleged wage suppression, the UFC at $375 million over fighter compensation claims, and generic drugmakers including Sandoz at a $275 million preliminary settlement over alleged price-fixing of at least 18 generic drugs.19Crain’s Chicago Business. CDK Agrees to Pay $630 Million to Settle Vendor Antitrust Suit17Duane Morris LLP. Duane Morris Class Action Review Mid-Year Class Action Settlement Report Analysis
The year’s largest securities fraud resolution was Tornetta v. Musk at $919 million, involving allegations that Tesla’s board overpaid its CEO. Alibaba shareholders recovered $433.5 million, and General Electric investors recovered $362.5 million over cash shortfalls in its power unit.17Duane Morris LLP. Duane Morris Class Action Review Mid-Year Class Action Settlement Report Analysis
Data Breach Litigation Is the Fastest-Growing Category
Data breach filings topped 1,800 in 2025, a 25% increase over 2024 and triple the number from 2022.20Duane Morris LLP. Duane Morris Class Action Review 2026 If your personal information has been exposed in a breach notification over the past two years, there is a reasonable chance a settlement already covers you or will soon.
Clearview AI’s $51.75 million privacy settlement received final approval in March 2025 over allegations that the company scraped billions of facial photographs from publicly accessible websites and stored biometric data without consent. The settlement is unusual: its value rests on a 23% equity stake in Clearview, with actual payment triggered by a future IPO, liquidation event, or revenue-based option expiring September 2027.21Justia. In Re Clearview AI, Inc. Consumer Privacy Litigation
Courts have been granting motions to dismiss in data breach cases at increasingly high rates, which has pushed more of these cases toward early settlement rather than formal rulings on class certification.20Duane Morris LLP. Duane Morris Class Action Review 2026 Plaintiffs’ attorneys have also been leveraging older statutes in new ways, targeting session replay technology, website chatbots, and tracking pixels under decades-old laws that impose per-violation statutory damages.
How to File a Claim and Get Paid
Most class actions are opt-out, which means eligible people are included automatically unless they ask to be excluded. But getting money almost always requires submitting a claim form by the court-ordered deadline.22ClassAction.org. How to Join a Class Action
Some settlements require proof of purchase or documentation of losses. Others pay a flat amount with no proof. Many use a tiered structure: a smaller guaranteed payment for anyone who files, and a larger reimbursement for those who can document expenses or harm. The Capital One 360 Savings settlement requires no action at all; checks go out automatically. The Amazon Prime settlement requires filing through the administrator’s website.
It costs nothing to participate. Legal fees are deducted from the settlement fund after court approval, not from individual claimants. The most common mistake is simply not filing, which forfeits any payout even when you qualify. If you receive a settlement notice, verify it through the official settlement website listed in the notice itself. That is also the safest way to avoid the scam sites that spring up around high-profile cases.