NOTE: The Final Approval Hearing will be held on May 19, 2025, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Please refer to this website for any updates regarding the time and location of the hearing.
In re Golden Corral Data Incident Litigation
Case No. 5:24-cv-00123-M-BM
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If You Are An Individual Impacted By The Data Incident That Occurred Between August 11, 2023, and August 15, 2023, Who Was Sent A Notice of The Data Incident, You Are Eligible to Receive a Settlement Payment from a Class Action Settlement
A Court authorized this Settlement Website, to those that are eligible to receive a Settlement Payment from a proposed class action settlement. The Litigation is titled In re Golden Corral Data Incident Litigation, Case No. 5:24-cv-00123-M-BM and is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Western Division. The persons that filed the class action lawsuit are called Plaintiffs or Settlement Class Representatives and the company they sued is Golden Corral Corporation (or “Defendant”). Defendant denies any wrongdoing whatsoever.
Who is a Settlement Class Member?
All individuals impacted by the Data Incident that occurred between August 11, 2023, and August 15, 2023, who were sent a notice of the Data Incident.
Excluded from the Settlement Class are (1) the judges presiding over this Litigation, and members of their direct families; (2) the Defendant, their subsidiaries, parent companies, successors, predecessors, and any entity in which Defendant or their parents have a controlling interest, and their current or former officers and directors; and (3) Settlement Class Members who submit a valid request for exclusion prior to the Opt-Out Deadline.
Settlement Class Members under the Settlement Agreement will be eligible to receive:
- Compensation for Unreimbursed Economic Losses: Settlement Payment from the Settlement Fund, up to a total of $10,000 per Settlement Class Member, upon submission of an Approved Claim and supporting documentation, for unreimbursed ordinary and/or extraordinary economic losses incurred as a result of the Data Incident;
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- Pro Rata Cash Payment: Settlement Class Members may submit a claim for a pro rata share of the Net Settlement Fund, instead of Unreimbursed Economic Losses. The estimated value of Pro Rata Cash Payments will be $50 per Approved Claim. The amount of the Pro Rata Cash Payments will be increased or decreased on a pro rata basis, depending upon the number of Approved Claims filed and the amount of funds available for these payments.
To submit a claim or obtain more information visit the Documents page or call (833) 876-1377 to request a Claim.
Please read this website carefully. Your legal rights will be affected, and you have a choice to make at this time.
| Summary of Legal Rights | Deadline(s) | |
| Submit a Claim Form | The only way to receive a Settlement Payment from the settlement. | Submitted or postmarked on or before May 1, 2025. |
| Exclude Yourself by Opting Out of the Class | Receive no benefit from the settlement. This is the only option that allows you to keep your right to bring any other lawsuit against Defendant relating to the Data Incident. | Mailed and postmarked on or before April 1, 2025.
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Object to the Settlement and/or Attend the Final Approval Hearing
| You can write the Court about why you agree or disagree with the settlement or the Fee and Expense Application. The Court cannot order a different settlement. You can also ask to speak at the Final Approval Hearing on May 19, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, about the fairness of the settlement, with or without your own attorney. | Mailed and postmarked on or before April 1, 2025. |
| Do Nothing | You will not receive any Settlement Payment from this class action settlement. | N/A |
Your rights and options as a Settlement Class Member – and the deadlines to exercise your rights – are explained in this website.
The Court still will have to decide whether to approve the settlement. Payments to Settlement Class Members will be made only if the Court approves the settlement and after any possible appeals are resolved.