Deadline to file for payment in Trader Joe's receipt settlement approaching

A California class-action suit accuses Trader Joe’s of printing the first six and last four digits of customers’ credit or debit card numbers on receipts for a limited number of transactions, allegedly violating the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. Trader Joe’s denies wrongdoing, noting no reported cases of identity theft tied to the receipts, but the retailer has agreed to a proposed $7.4 million settlement to resolve the claims. The affected transactions span March 5, 2019, to July 19, 2019, and the number of qualifying claimants is expected to be small. Eligible customers can file claims online or by mail, with payments estimated at about $102.45 per claimant. The deadline to file is Tuesday, June 9, and a court hearing to approve the settlement is scheduled for early August; further delays could arise from appeals.