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Ohio veterans with a 100 percent service-connected disability rating who paid for specialty military license plates have until December 2, 2026, to claim money back from a settlement with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The deal covers plate purchases at deputy registrar offices going back to October 2019. The case turns on a fee…
Ohio’s emergency heating aid for households that have lost service or are about to opens on November 2. The HEAP Winter Crisis Program runs through March 31, 2027, and can pay toward a utility bill or a fuel delivery for families under the income limit. The help is aimed at the moment a shutoff notice…
Kroger has agreed to pay $17 million to settle a class action claiming its pharmacies overcharged customers who paid for prescriptions with insurance. Claims are due December 21, 2026, and anyone who wants to opt out or object has an earlier deadline of October 22. The class is large on paper. It covers anyone in…
New Jersey homeowners and renters who have not yet applied for the state’s 2025 property tax relief benefits have until November 2, 2026, to do it. That date covers ANCHOR, the broad program for owners and tenants, as well as Stay NJ and Senior Freeze, the two programs aimed at older homeowners. Many residents never…
People who were told their information may have been exposed in the 2023 data incident at dental benefits company Managed Care of North America and its affiliate Healthplex have until Monday, October 19, to file a claim for cash from the class-action settlement over the breach. The settlement pays back documented out-of-pocket losses up to…
People whose personal information was exposed in a December 2024 data incident at Lands’ End have until October 22 to file a claim in the clothing retailer’s class-action settlement, according to the official settlement website. The settlement offers credit monitoring to every class member and a choice between two cash payments for those who file…
The Federal Trade Commission will begin sending more than 2.1 million Cleo AI refunds on October 27, starting a 30-day clock for recipients to accept the money through PayPal. The distribution is automatic for customers the agency identified as eligible. There is no public claim form to file, but a real payment can still be…
Pennsylvania residents who have not filed for a 2025 property-tax or rent rebate still have time. The state application window remains open through December 31, 2026, after officials extended the original midyear deadline. The extra time does not make the rebate automatic. Each household must submit a new application for the year, meet the age…
The Federal Trade Commission has started sending refunds to 6,205 customers of GOAT, the online sneaker and apparel marketplace, and the checks in this round come with a hard expiration: they must be cashed within 90 days. The payments go to shoppers who paid extra for faster shipping that did not arrive as promised and…
Farmers and businesses that paid John Deere or its dealers to repair large farm equipment over the past eight years can file for a share of a $99 million antitrust settlement through Thursday, December 31. Payments are tied to how many hours of repair labor a claimant paid for, not a flat amount. The deal…
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