Important Dates & Deadlines

If you do nothing, you will not receive any of the Settlement Benefits and you will give up your rights to sue the Philadelphia Inquirer and other Released Parties for the claims this Settlement resolves.

This is the only option that allows you to sue, continue to sue, or be part of another lawsuit against the Philadelphia Inquirer or certain other Released Parties, for the claims this Settlement resolves. 

If you exclude yourself, you will give up the right to receive any Settlement Benefits from this Settlement.

You may object to the Settlement by writing to the Court and informing it of why you do not think the Settlement should be approved. You will still be bound by the Settlement if it is approved, and you will not be allowed to exclude yourself from the Settlement.

If you object, you may also file a Claim Form to receive Settlement Benefits, but you will give up the right to sue the Philadelphia Inquirer and other Released Parties in a separate lawsuit about the legal claims this Settlement resolves.

You must “opt in” by filing a Claim Form to receive any of the benefits provided by this Settlement, including Credit Monitoring and Insurance Services, a Documented Loss Payment, or a Cash Fund Payment (collectively, the “Settlement Benefits”).

Submitting a Claim Form is the only way that you can receive any of the Settlement Benefits (a claim for CMIS and a Cash Fund Payment may also be made by submitting to the Settlement Administrator, Verita Global, LLC, the tear-off “Claim Form for CMIS and Cash Fund Payments Only” you may have previously received by mail).

If you submit a Claim Form, you will give up the right to sue the Philadelphia Inquirer and certain other Released Parties (as defined in the Settlement Agreement) in a separate lawsuit about the legal claims this Settlement resolves.

You may attend the Final Approval Hearing where the Court may hear arguments concerning approval of the Settlement. If you wish to speak at the Final Approval Hearing, you must make a request to do so in your written objection or comment. You are not required to attend the Final Approval Hearing.