Railworks data breach settlement

Railworks settled a data breach claim that paid up to $50 per person. The claim window closed on June 12, 2021, so this one can no longer be claimed — but new settlements open all the time, and some are paying out right now. The free check tells you in seconds whether your email is in a breach that still pays.

The numbers

Maximum per person	$50
What it covered	Up to $50 . Credit monitoring: The company will offer and pay for credit monitoring and identity theft protection through April 1, 2023, for all Class Members who previously signed up for one year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection when offered by RailWorks in connection with the January 2020 security incident before the lawsuit was filed, without the need for a claim form. This mo
Claim deadline (passed)	June 12, 2021
Final approval hearing	May 13, 2021
Case	Coleman v. RailWorks Corp. , Case No. 1:20-cv-02428-GBD (OTW) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Who was covered

Any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States and is an employee, former employee, beneficiary, or dependent of an employee or former employee, or a vendor of RailWorks that received IRS Form 1099, and whose personal information was affected by the security incident (as reflected by RailWorks’ records pertaining to the incident).

Where to claim

We do not have an administrator’s site on record for this one. The case page below is the primary source we used, and any claim site would be named there.

Source: Top Class Actions

Being in the breach is not the same as being in the class. Class membership usually turns on having received the company’s own notice letter, and only the settlement administrator can confirm it. We are not lawyers, we take no fee from any claim, and we never file on anyone’s behalf.

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