Did you receive a notice from RocketReach? Did you receive a mail about a class action settlement to resolve RocketReach – Data Privacy (Illinois) lawsuit? This review will help you partake in the class action settlement after confirming the authenticity of the mail.
What Is RocketReach – Data Privacy (Illinois) Class Action Settlement?
The case is Krause v. RocketReach, LLC, In The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. Case No. 21-cv-01938.
What Is This Class Action All About?
A Settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit between individuals who have an Illinois residential address and RocketReach, LLC (“Defendant” or “RocketReach”) about the alleged display of identifying information on RocketReach.co. The lawsuit claims that Defendant violated an Illinois law called the Illinois Right of Publicity Act when it allegedly used individuals’ names, email addresses, work information, job title, and links to social media profiles, or other identifying information to advertise or promote the subscription service to its people search engine. The Court has not decided who is right or wrong.
If you received a notice of the Settlement by email or in the mail, our records indicate that you may be a Settlement Class Member and you may submit a claim form online or by mail to receive a payment. The Settlement Class includes all individuals with an Illinois residential address whose name was displayed on RocketReach’s website in connection with a “+Phone Plan” hyperlink from April 12, 2020 to April 11, 2023.
If the Court approves the Settlement, members of the Settlement Class who submit a valid claim will receive an equal, or pro rata, share of either a $1,596,300 fund that Defendant agreed to create, after all notice and administration costs, incentive award, and attorneys’ fees have been paid. Individual payments to Settlement Class Members who submit a valid Claim Form are estimated to be $146 to $243, but the Settlement payments could be more or less depending on the number of valid claims submitted.
Who Is Eligible?
Yhis settlement benefits all individuals with an Illinois residential address whose name was displayed on RocketReach’s website in connection with a “+Phone Plan” hyperlink from April 12, 2020 to April 11, 2023.
How To Be Part of This Settlement
For class member to partake in this settlement, class members must submit a valid claim form on the settlement website by 07/17/2023. The deadline for objection and exclusion from the settlement is 07/17/2023. The date for the final hearing is 09/12/2023.
What Is The Pay For This Settlement?
The pay for this settlement varies and the proof of purchase is necessary.
If you fail to submit a claim, you will receive no payment under the Settlement and give up your right to sue RocketReach in a future lawsuit about the claims addressed in the Settlement.
Conclusion
As you submit your claim to the settlement website, just like Fashion Nova class action settlement we have reviewed, you’re doing so under penalty of perjury. You are also harming other eligible Class Members by submitting a fraudulent claim.
