Sony Data Breach Class Action Settlement Checks Mailed

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Top Class Actions viewers are starting to receive checks in the mail from a class action settlement that accused Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. of failing to protect employees from a data breach that compromised their personal identifiable information.

According to comments and posts on the Top Class Actions Facebook page, Class Members who submitted timely and valid claims for the Sony cyberattack settlement began receiving checks worth as much as $475.17 on Aug. 22, 2016.

If you filed a claim for the Sony class action settlement, keep an eye on your mailbox because checks are on their way!

The Sony data breach class action settlement resolves allegations that the company failed to adequately safeguard personal information regarding their employees and further didn’t notify workers of the cyberattack immediately.

According to the terms of the Sony settlement, those who were affected by the data breach had the opportunity to file for two separate claims.

Those who filed for the “preventive measures” claim are Class Members who spent time and money between Nov. 24, 2014 and Oct. 19, 2015 trying to take measures to avoid identity theft due to the cyberattack.

“Preventive measure” Class Members had to submit valid documentation to benefit from the settlement, which capped at $1,000 per claim and was reduced depending on the number of claims filed.

Sony settlement Class Members could also file for the “Identity Theft/Misuse” claim if they suffered from actual financial loss due to the data breach. Those individuals are still able to claim up to $10,000 as the Claim Form deadline will not pass until Dec. 31, 2017.

The deadline to file a “preventive measures” claim passed on Apr. 23, 2016.

Sony continues to deny any of the allegations but agreed to settle the class action to avoid the risk and uncertainty of going to trial.

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The plaintiffs are represented by Matthew J. Preusch, Lynn Lincoln Sarko, Gretchen Freeman Cappio and Cari Campen Laufenberg of Keller Rohrback LLP, Daniel C. Girard, Amanda Steiner and Linh G. Vuong of Girard Gibbs LLP, and Michael W. Sobol, Roger Heller, RoseMarie Maliekel and Nicholas Diamand of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, among others.

The Sony Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit is Michael Corona, et al. v. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Case No. 2:14-cv-09600, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.