Get Your Share of These March Class Action Lawsuit Settlements

Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder.

Consumers who have experienced issues, such as companies falsely advertising their products or services, could receive payments from settlements accepting claims in March.

Deadlines are quickly approaching, so act fast.

Waste Management data breach class action settlement

Waste Management agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve allegations that it negligently failed to prevent a 2021 data breach of employee data.

The settlement benefits individuals who received a data breach notice from Waste Management informing them that their information may have been compromised in a January 2021 cyberattack.

According to the class action lawsuit, hackers accessed Waste Management’s systems in January 2021 and stole sensitive employee information, including Social Security numbers.

Plaintiffs in the case argue that Waste Management could have prevented the breach by implementing reasonable cybersecurity measures.

The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is March 14, 2024.

Eye Care Leaders (ECL) data breach class action settlement

Eye Care Leaders agreed to pay over $4 million to resolve claims that it failed to prevent a 2021 data breach that compromised patient and physician data.

The settlement benefits physicians and eye care clinics who contracted with Eye Care Leaders for record-keeping and other practice management services, including those who suffered outages while using iMedicWare, myCare Integrity and MyVision Express software.

The settlement also benefits patients of these eye clinics whose information was compromised in the data breach.

According to the class action lawsuit, ECL failed to properly protect patient and eye clinic information, allowing hackers to access sensitive consumer information.

In addition, several data breaches starting in 2021 allegedly caused outages for eye clinics.

The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is March 14, 2024.

Ima Pizza, &Pizza marketing texts $750K class action settlement

Ima Pizza agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve claims that it continued to contact consumers with telemarketing texts after they opted out of these messages.

The settlement benefits consumers who received text messages from Ima Pizza, doing business as &Pizza, after they requested to no longer receive text messages.

Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim Ima Pizza violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending spam texts to consumers after they opted out of receiving such messages. Under TCPA, businesses must respect consumer opt-out requests.

The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is March 18, 2024.

Vee Pak staffing discrimination $6.6M class action settlement

Vee Pak agreed to pay $6.6 million to resolve claims that it discriminated against African American applicants who sought work opportunities through various staffing agencies.

The settlement benefits African American laborers who sought work assignments at Staffing Network, Alternate Staffing and/or Personnel Staffing Group LLC who were not assigned to work at Vee Pak at certain points between Jan. 1, 2011, and Jan. 16, 2018.

Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit claim Vee Pak and staffing agencies discriminated against them based on their race. The African American applicants say Vee Pak systematically denied them work assignments despite being well suited for the positions.

The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is March 22, 2024.

LensCrafters AccuFit false advertising $39M class action settlement

LensCrafters agreed to pay $39 million to resolve claims that it misrepresented the precision of its AccuFit system.

The settlement benefits consumers who purchased prescription eyeglasses from LensCrafters between Sept. 5, 2013, and Sept. 20, 2023, after being fitted with the AccuFit system.

LensCrafters reportedly claims its AccuFit system is “five times more precise” than traditional fitting methods and could measure “down to a tenth of a millimeter.”

Despite these claims, LensCrafters allegedly failed to update its manufacturing process to accommodate a 0.1 mm specification.

The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is March 27, 2024.

Aspen Dental Management unsolicited texts class action settlement

Aspen Dental agreed to a class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims that it sent unsolicited text messages to consumers, violating Florida telemarketing laws.

The settlement benefits individuals with a Florida area code who received a text message from Aspen Dental management between July 1, 2021, and Feb. 20, 2024.

According to the class action lawsuit, Aspen Dental Management sent unsolicited text messages to consumers advertising its locations and services.

These messages were allegedly sent without consent and violated the Florida Telephone Consumer Solicitation Act (FTSA).

The deadline to submit a claim with the settlement is March 31, 2024.