Countdown to the Holidays with Top Class Actions!

The holidays are full of good cheer, and sometimes anxiety, and we are sure that 2020 will not disappoint.

What do you need to know before heading out to those Black Friday sales? Is it too late to get cashback for the holidays (or at least to pay off those Christmas credit card bills)? How do you keep yourself safe shopping online on Cyber Monday? What about holiday-themed lawsuits? And our favorite topic: what were the top class action settlements that paid out in 2020?

We’ve got your holidays covered! This page will be updated weekly as we Countdown to the Holidays!

Get a Jump on Holiday Shopping with These Black Friday Tips

Black Friday sales are starting earlier and earlier, and this year is no exception. Some retail outlets began their Black Friday sales Nov. 1. Find out how to find the best deals.

In addition, learn how to keep yourself safe while snagging those Black Friday deals online. Remember that you have rights! Retailers should not be texting or calling your phone about deals if you did not consent to be contacted.

Check your receipts! Retailers should NEVER print more than the last five digits of your credit card or debit card number on your receipt. Also, no part of the expiration date should appear anywhere on your receipt. These laws were passed to keep you safe.

Find these and other Black Friday Shopping Tips in our Black Friday Shopping Tips. 

Do you have any Black Friday or Cyber Monday shopping tips you would like to share? Did you score any big settlements this year? Tell us about it in the comments below. 

Cash Back For The Holidays

Need a little extra cash before the holidays? We can help!

Not only are there settlements that are expected to pay out before the end of the year, there are also some that are still open and are expected to pay out around January to help you recover.

The LG refrigerator settlement, as well as the Huuuge Casino, PowerBeats2 and Bumble dating app settlements, among others, are still accepting claims.

Payouts are expected soon in the Lumber Liquidators, 49ers Stadium Americans with Disabilities Act, Grove SquareCoffee or CVS Algal-900 DHA supplement settlements.

And TCA readers have already reported receiving checks for hundreds of dollars in the Rainbow Light vitamins, Jumio biometrics and other settlements.

Find out more about how you can get cash back for the holidays!

Cyber Monday Shopping Tips

Top Class Actions has put together some Cyber Monday shopping tips to help you plan your online holiday shopping!

We’ve also got some tips on how to safeguard your personal and financial information while hitting the online sales this year.

Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving in the U.S., was created in 2005 to try to replicate Black Friday’s in-person sales for the online marketplace.

And while Black Friday is still the year’s biggest shopping day, Cyber Monday has grown to become the second-biggest.

Get more online shopping tips here!

Bah Humbug: Holiday-Themed Lawsuits

When you think of the holidays, lawsuits are perhaps not the first thing that come to mind.

But with the winter holidays comes a certain amount of stress, and plenty of people have reason to file holiday-related lawsuits each year.

Top Class Actions has compiled a list of seven crazy holiday lawsuits! Neighbors suing neighbors over an elaborate Nativity, a multimillion-light display that progressed from one man’s house to one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world — even Charles Dickens himself was involved in a holiday-related lawsuit!

You have to read some of these to believe them.

Read more grinchy lawsuits here!

Top 10 Class Action Settlement Payouts of 2020

Are you one of the lucky readers who have benefited from class action settlements this year?

While some have received relatively small payouts, others have reported receiving checks for hundreds or even thousands of dollars!

Home Depot, Behr, Volaris and others all issued major class action rebates this year to resolve consumer complaints.

As part of our countdown to the holidays, here’s a list of the top 10 TCA settlement payouts for 2020.

Coming in at No. 10 on the list is a payout of $868.21 — and they only get bigger from there!

See if your check made the top 10!