$7.4M Trader Joe's Class Action Settlement: How to Claim Payout
Summary
Trader Joe’s agreed to pay $7.4 million to settle a lawsuit about printing too much credit and debit card information on customer receipts in 2019. Customers who used a card at Trader Joe’s during that time and received such receipts may claim about $102 each from the settlement.Key Facts
- Trader Joe’s receipts showed both the first six and last four digits of customers’ card numbers in 2019, which may violate the law.
- The law called FACTA limits printed receipts to show no more than the last five digits of a card number.
- Trader Joe’s denied wrongdoing but settled to avoid long legal costs and said no identity theft was reported.
- To be eligible, customers must have bought something at Trader Joe’s between March 5 and July 19, 2019, using a card and gotten a receipt with the extra numbers.
- The estimated payout per eligible person is about $102, but this can change depending on how many claims are made and expenses taken from the fund.
- Claims must be filed by June 9, 2026, through the official website or by mail to get the payout.
- Settlements will be paid after court approval and may come by mail or digitally.
- Customers do not need to have suffered identity theft to claim money from this settlement.
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