Per Person
$10
Total Fund
$13 million
Deadline
Dec 17, 2015
Filed
Jan 1, 2015
The lawsuit alleged LinkedIn improperly accessed users’ email accounts and repeatedly sent reminder invitations without adequate consent. Plaintiffs argued LinkedIn used members’ identities for unauthorized commercial promotion. LinkedIn denied wrongdoing yet agreed to revise certain practices and establish a settlement fund. Eligible users who used LinkedIn’s “Add Connections” feature between 2011 and 2014 could submit claims online. Final payouts reportedly averaged around $10 because millions of users potentially qualified.
LinkedIn users who utilized the “Add Connections” feature between September 17, 2011 and October 31, 2014 qualified for compensation. Eligible users had email contacts imported into LinkedIn systems which later generated repeated reminder emails. Consumers generally needed only account verification information rather than receipts. Millions of LinkedIn users potentially fell within settlement definitions. Plaintiffs alleged LinkedIn improperly accessed email accounts and sent follow-up invitations without adequate authorization. Consumers argued repeated reminder emails used their identities for unauthorized promotional purposes. LinkedIn denied wrongdoing while agreeing to establish a settlement fund and revise certain practices. Because class size proved extremely large, individual payouts remained modest.