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Americold $5.25M Data Breach Class Action Settlement

By the Class Action Buddy Editorial Team · Last reviewed August 14, 2026

Americold's data breach settlement pays an estimated $100 or $200 in cash even without documented losses — but only to people the company notified. The case is Lamont Bracy, et al. v. Americold Logistics, LLC, No. 1:23-cv-05743-TWT, in the Northern District of Georgia, and it covers two separate incidents: unauthorized access around November 16, 2020, and again around April 26, 2023, reaching personal and health information of current and former employees and job applicants. Americold denies any wrongdoing. The class is everyone in the United States who Americold notified that their information was involved. That makes this an employee-and-applicant settlement, not a customer one — if you never worked or applied there, it almost certainly isn't yours. Filing a claim is the only way to be paid. The residual cash payment is estimated at $200 if you were notified of both incidents, or $100 for one. If the breaches cost you real money, the settlement reimburses documented losses up to $25,000. Three years of credit monitoring comes on top of whichever cash you claim. Claims are due online or postmarked by October 22, 2026. Opting out or objecting closes earlier, on September 22, 2026.