Every dollar amount and date on this page is quoted from the official settlement document.
Schuster Company Data Breach Settlement
Court case: McAlister v. Schuster Company, Case No. 5:25-CV-04015-KEM
If your personal information was caught up in the January 2024 Schuster Company data breach, you may be able to claim a cash payment plus two years of free credit monitoring.
Official eligibility wordingYou may be eligible if you are a United States resident whose personal information was compromised in the January 2024 Schuster Company data incident, including anyone who received notice of the incident. Directors and officers of Schuster Company, the presiding judge and their staff and family, opt-outs, and anyone criminally responsible for the incident are excluded. Checked against the official settlement source by SettleSignal on September 6, 2026.
Key facts
- Who may qualify You may be eligible if you are a U.S. resident whose personal information was exposed in Schuster Company's January 2024 data incident, including anyone who received a notice about it.
- Estimated payoutChoose one: Cash Payment A reimbursing documented out-of-pocket losses up to $2,500.00 (covering fraud/identity-theft losses, credit-report/monitoring fees, ID replacement, and postage from January 23, 2024 to September 14, 2026), plus lost-time compensation of $20.00 per hour for up to 4 hours (maximum $80.00), all within the $2,500.00 combined cap; OR Cash Payment B, a flat $50.00 with no documentation required. All class members may also elect two (2) years of CyEx Financial Shield credit monitoring.
- Claim deadlineSeptember 14, 2026 (closed)
- Proof requiredOptional
- What you needFor the $50 flat option, no proof is required. For the up-to-$2,500 option, you'll need receipts or documentation of your losses and an attestation for any lost-time claim.
- CourtUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Western Division
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What you'll need to file
From our inspection of the official claim form:
- Filing method Online or mail-in
- Notice ID Optional — there is a no-notice path
- Payment options Credit Monitoring (2 years of CyEx Financial Shield) · Cash Payment A - Out-of-Pocket Losses (up to $2,500) · Lost Time Compensation (up to…
- Documentation Out-of-Pocket Losses: must submit proof such as receipts for actual, documented, unreimbursed expenses incurred between Jan 23, 2024 and Sept 14, 2026; personal certifications/declarations/affidavits alone are not suffi…
How hard is this claim to file?
What the form asks
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Watch out for
- Only one cash option can be selected per class member.
We prepare — you file on the official site yourself. This is not legal advice and is not an eligibility decision; the administrator and court decide.
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How we verified this record
The key facts on this page were taken from the official settlement source, administered by Simpluris, and last checked on September 6, 2026. We re-verify each field individually on a weekly pass.
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Status history
- Claim deadline passed.
- Settlement published after verification.
