If You Are an Individual to Whom Defendant Sent Notice of the Data Incident on or Around February 1, 2024, You Are Eligible to Receive a Settlement Benefit from a Class Action Settlement
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has authorized this Settlement Website. This is not a solicitation from a Lawyer.
A court has authorized this Settlement Website, to those that are eligible to receive settlement benefits from a proposed class action settlement. The Litigation is titled In Re: Knight Barry Title, Inc. Data Incident Litigation, Case No. 2:24-cv-00211-LA, and is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The people that filed the class action lawsuit are called Plaintiffs and the company they sued is Knight Barry Title, Inc. (KBT or Defendant). KBT denies any wrongdoing whatsoever.
- Who is a Class Member?
All individuals to whom Defendant sent notice of the Data Incident on or around February 1, 2024. The Class specifically excludes: (i) all Persons who timely and validly request exclusion from the Class; (ii) the Judge assigned to evaluate the fairness of this settlement; and (iii) any other Person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be guilty under criminal law of initiating, causing, aiding or abetting the criminal activity occurrence of the Data Incident or who pleads nolo contendere to any such charge.
- Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive any of the following:
- Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Losses: All Class Members who submit a Valid Claim are eligible to receive reimbursement for documented Out-of-Pocket Losses, if fairly traceable to the Data Incident, up to $5,000 per individual, subject to an Out-of-Pocket Loss Cap and including necessary supporting documentation;
- Pro Rata Cash Payments: Class Members may, in addition to making a Claim for reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Losses, elect to receive a cash payment the amount of which will be determined pro rata to exhaust the Settlement Fund;
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- Identity Theft Protection and Credit Monitoring – All Class Members are eligible to Claim three (3) years of free identity-theft protection and credit monitoring. Class Members must submit a Claim Form before February 17,2026 to be provided with this benefit.
- Reimbursement for Out-of-Pocket Losses: All Class Members who submit a Valid Claim are eligible to receive reimbursement for documented Out-of-Pocket Losses, if fairly traceable to the Data Incident, up to $5,000 per individual, subject to an Out-of-Pocket Loss Cap and including necessary supporting documentation;
Please read this website carefully. Your legal rights will be affected, and you have a choice to make at this time.
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| Summary of Legal Rights | Deadline(s) | |
Submit a Claim Form
| The only way to receive a settlement benefit from the settlement. | Submitted or postmarked on or before February 17, 2026. |
Exclude Yourself by Opting Out of the Class
| Receive no benefit from the settlement. This is the only option that allows you to keep your right to bring any other lawsuit against KBT relating to the Data Incident. | Mailed and postmarked on or before Friday, January 16, 2026.
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Object to the Settlement and/or Attend the Final Fairness Hearing
| You can write the Court about why you agree or disagree with the settlement or the Attorneys’ Fees, Costs, and Expenses and/or Service Awards. The Court cannot order a different settlement. You can also ask to speak at the Final Fairness Hearing on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. CT in Courtroom 390 of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin located at 517 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202, about the fairness of the settlement, with or without your own attorney. | Mailed and postmarked on or before Friday, January 16, 2026. |
Do Nothing
| You will not receive any settlement benefit from this class action settlement, but will remain a Class Member and be bound by the releases. | N/A |
- Your rights and options as a Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights – are explained in this website.
- The Court still will have to decide whether to approve the settlement. Settlement benefits will be made available only if the Court approves the settlement and after any possible appeals are resolved.