Johnson Controls data breach settlement: est. $50 or up to $5,000; claim by Feb 1, 2027
Johnson Controls will pay $5,475,000 to settle a class action over a 2023 data incident. People who were sent a breach notice can claim cash and credit monitoring.
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All living individuals residing in the United States who were sent notice that their private information may have been compromised in the data incident.
The incident ran from about February 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023.
Johnson Controls denies all allegations and any wrongdoing.
Cash Payment A: up to $5,000 for documented losses related to the incident.
Cash Payment B: an alternate cash payment estimated at $50, adjusted pro rata by the number of valid claims.
Either way, two years of one-bureau credit monitoring with up to $1,000,000 identity theft insurance.
Cash Payment B needs no attestation or supporting documentation.
Cash Payment A needs reasonable documentation and an attestation under penalty of perjury.
A Cash Payment A claim that isn't documented or cured is converted to Cash Payment B.
Claim deadline: February 1, 2027 (online or postmarked).
Opt-out and objection deadline: January 4, 2027.
Final approval hearing: January 15, 2027, by telephone.