The proposed $5,250,000 Americold settlement covers people notified that their information was exposed in its data incidents. Class members can claim up to $25,000 for documented losses, a $200 or $100 cash payment, and three years of credit monitoring, by October 22, 2026. The court has not yet approved it.
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Benefit Summary
Members notified about both incidents: Up to $25,000 documented losses plus Estimated $200 residual cash payment plus 3 years credit monitoring.
Members notified about one incident: Up to $25,000 documented losses plus Estimated $100 residual cash payment plus 3 years credit monitoring.
Payments come from the $5,250,000 settlement fund and may change after approved deductions.
Available Awards
Members notified about both incidents: Up to $25,000 documented losses + Estimated $200 residual cash payment; Members notified about one incident: Up to $25,000 documented losses + Estimated $100 residual cash payment
Who Is Included
The settlement covers people in the United States whom Americold notified that their Private Information was affected in the 2020 and/or 2023 Data Incident, subject to the notice’s exclusions.
- Proof required: A Claim Form is required for all settlement benefits. A documented-loss claim needs reasonable supporting records, such as telephone records, correspondence, or receipts; a personal statement alone is not enough. Residual cash payments do not require loss documentation.
Claim and Payment Information
- Claim method: Online or by mail
- Claim deadline: 2026-10-22
- Instructions: Submit a timely, valid Claim Form online or mail it to the Settlement Administrator. Include reasonable documentation only if claiming documented losses.
Questions & Answers
Who is covered by this settlement?
- You are included if Americold notified you that your private information was affected in the 2020 incident, the 2023 incident, or both. The notice says the affected information may have included details such as Social Security numbers, addresses, financial-account information, health-insurance information, or medical information.
- You are not included if you are Americold or certain related people or entities, a covered judicial official or family/staff member, or if you timely and validly exclude yourself from the settlement.
What benefits can I claim, and can I choose more than one?
- You may claim up to $25,000 for documented, unreimbursed losses tied to either or both incidents. This can be claimed along with a residual cash payment and credit monitoring.
- The residual cash payment is estimated at $200 if the administrator identifies you as notified about both incidents, or $100 if it identifies you as notified about only one. The final amount is not guaranteed: it depends on money remaining in the fund and the number of valid claims.
- You may also choose three years of credit monitoring with at least $1 million in identity-theft protection services.
What proof do I need for a documented-loss claim?
- For a documented-loss claim, include reasonable records supporting the loss. Examples include phone records, correspondence or emails, and receipts. A personal certification, declaration, or affidavit alone does not count as reasonable documentation.
- The notice lists examples of potentially covered losses, including certain phone or internet charges, credit-report costs, paid credit-monitoring or fraud-resolution costs, and documented expenses directly connected to identity theft or fraud related to an incident.
- You cannot recover an expense that another source has already reimbursed, including compensation connected with the protection product offered in Americold’s notification letter.
- If the administrator rejects a documented-loss claim and you do not fix it, the notice says it becomes a claim for the residual cash payment.
How do I make a claim, and what is the deadline?
- You must submit a Claim Form to receive any settlement benefit, including the residual cash payment or credit monitoring.
- You can submit the form online by October 22, 2026, or mail it to the Settlement Administrator. A mailed form must be postmarked by October 22, 2026.
- The notice does not give further details about the Claim Form’s fields or any process for correcting claims, apart from the rule for documented-loss claims.
When could benefits or credit-monitoring enrollment be sent?
- If you elect credit monitoring on a valid claim, the administrator will email enrollment information and an activation code after final approval and after any appeals are resolved.
- Benefits will be distributed as soon as possible only if the court grants final approval and any appeals have ended. The October 6, 2026 hearing is scheduled to consider approval; it does not itself mean the settlement has been approved or that payments will be sent then.
What happens if I opt out, object, or do nothing?
- To leave the settlement (opt out), mail a written request postmarked by September 22, 2026. It must clearly say that you want to be excluded, and include your name, address, phone number, email address, and personal signature.
- Opting out means you will not receive settlement benefits, but you keep the right to bring your own case about the legal issues covered by this settlement.
- If you stay in the settlement, you may object by September 22, 2026. An objection does not prevent you from submitting a claim. If you do nothing, you receive no benefits and give up the right to bring, continue, or participate in another lawsuit over the claims this settlement resolves.
Other Important Dates
- Exclusion deadline: 2026-09-22
- Objection deadline: 2026-09-22
- Final approval hearing: October 6, 2026, at 02:00 p.m. ET
- Hearing location: Richard B. Russell Federal Building and United States Courthouse, 75 Ted Turner Drive, SW, Courtroom 2108, Atlanta, GA 30303-3309
Case Details
- Total settlement fund: $5,250,000
- Case name: Lamont Bracy, et al. v. Americold Logistics, LLC
- Case number: 1:23-cv-05743-TWT
- Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division
- Administrator: Kroll Settlement Administration LLC
- Official Settlement Website: https://www.AmericoldBracySettlement.com
Sources
Official Settlement Website
Claim form, FAQ, deadlines, administrator information
Visit Site →Claim form, FAQ, deadlines, administrator information
Official Settlement Notice (PDF)
Court-approved notice describing eligibility and benefits
Open PDF →Court-approved notice describing eligibility and benefits