Date Initiated: 03/17/2021
The Class is made up of those who received a notice from Kroger that their personal information was compromised as a result of the File Transfer Appliance (FTA) data breach.
Date Initiated: 11/05/2021
The Class is made up of those who received a notice from Kroger that their personal information was compromised as a result of the File Transfer Appliance (FTA) data breach.
Cochran, et al. v. The Kroger Co. et al., Case No. 5:21-cv-01887-EJD in the U.S. District for the Northern District of California
Date Initiated: 03/17/2021
Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit claim Kroger failed to adequately protect their information and, as a result, they were injured by the data breach.
The Class is made up of those who received a notice from Kroger that their personal information was compromised as a result of the File Transfer Appliance (FTA) data breach.
Date Initiated: 11/05/2021
The Court preliminarily approved this settlement Nov. 5, 2021.
The Kroger data breach settlement allows Class Members to claim one of the following benefits:
The cash payment will vary depending on the number of claims filed, but is expected to be an estimated $36 to $182 for California Class Members and $18 to $91 for all others.
Documentation is not required for cash fund payment claims.
The option for credit monitoring and insurance services includes up to $1 million in identity theft insurance coverage, credit monitoring from three bureaus, a customer care and dedicated fraud resolution agent, educational services, and extended fraud resolution, the total value of which is estimated to be $360.
Documented losses consist of unreimbursed losses incurred on or after Dec 16, 2020, related to identity theft and fraud and that were likely a result of the Kroger data breach. These losses can include credit card cancellation fees, decline payment fees, overdraft fees, costs associated with purchasing credit reports, and others.
The deadline for Class Members to exclude themselves from or object to the settlement is Feb. 18, 2022.
The deadline to file a claim is March 5, 2022.
The deadline to file a claim was March 5, 2022.
