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AOL Search Data Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Award (how much your claim may be worth): You can receive up to $100 cash from the AOL Search Data class action settlement.
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Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Case(s):Landwehr v. AOL Inc., Case No. 11-cv-01014, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):
Phone Number to call for assistance: (855) 575-0127
Details: The AOL search data settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, titled Landwehr v. AOL Inc., that was filed after AOL made files containing some users’ search queries available for download at research.aol.com in 2006. AOL said the search data was anonymous. According to the class action lawsuit, however, some users’ identities could be determined from the search data and AOL violated privacy and consumer protection laws by making the data available for download.
AOL denies any wrongdoing but has agreed to provide up to $5 million in cash payments to eligible Class Members who submit valid claims. The class action settlement also provides that AOL will reduce the possibility of a similar data release for the next three years and help Class Members who have been, or can, be identified by third-party websites that claim to host the search data by contacting them to ask for the removal of those Class Members’ data.
Class Members of the AOL search data settlement include anyone who lived in the United States or its territories at any time between March and May of 2006 and had their search query data available for download from research.aol.com in 2006.
There are three types of payment Class Members can claim from the class action lawsuit settlement:
Tier 1 Payment: You are eligible for a payment of up to $50 if you:
- Were an AOL member between March and May 2006, and
- Believe in good faith that your search data was made available for download from research.aol.com.
Tier 2 Payment: You are eligible for a payment of up to $100 if you:
- Were an AOL member between March and May 2006,
- Believe in good faith that your search data was made available for download from research.aol.com, and
- Either: 1) you have been identified from that data or 2) another person or company could be reasonably certain of your identity based on the data.
Arbitration Claim: If you are eligible for a Tier 2 Payment and feel you suffered losses greater than $100, you can give up your right to that Tier Payment and file an “Arbitration Claim.” If you choose to do so, a neutral party will assess your claim. There is no guarantee your Arbitration Claim will be successful or that you will receive more than $100.
Payments from the AOL class action settlement will be determined at a later date and will depend on the total amount of valid claims received. The only way to receive a payment is to submit a Claim Form by the deadline.
As of the publish date of this article, no claims filing deadline has been set, but you may need to file a claim as early as July 26, 2013.
Claim Forms and more information on your rights in the AOL Search Data Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.AOLSearchDataSettlement.com.
Data Published Online Between: March and May 2006
Claims must be postmarked by: N/A
Settlement Administrator(s): N/A
Class Counsel:
Manuel J. Dominguez
Benjamin Brown
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC
Daniel C. Hedlund
GUSTAFSON GLUEK PLLC
Defense Counsel:
Joseph Serino Jr.
Andrew G. Horne
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
UPDATE: Payments for the AOL Search Data Class Action Settlement have been mailed. Class Members are reporting to Top Class Actions that they began receiving their settlement checks on Nov. 18, 2013.
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43 thoughts onAOL Search Data Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Haven’t received my check yet either….phone not working for settlement office. Claim was done electronically back in July 2013, should have gotten something by now. What can I do or how can I resolve this now???
still nothing!
Still no check in NC.