Trader Joe's Eligible Shoppers Can Claim Class Action Settlement Money

Trader Joe’s has agreed to pay $7.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit over receipts that allegedly exposed too many digits from customers’ payment cards, according to the settlement website and court-approved notice in Keim v. Trader Joe’s Company.

The notice says the class covers account holders whose credit or debit card was used at a Trader Joe’s store between March 5, 2019, and July 19, 2019, and whose receipt was formatted to show the first six and last four digits of the card number. “Trader Joe’s (through its insurer) has agreed to pay $7,400,000,” the official notice says.

The settlement notice says no one has reported identity theft tied to the issue, and that identity theft is not required to file a claim.

“The Court in charge of this case still has to decide whether to approve the settlement,” the notice says, so payments are not final yet.

The court’s preliminary approval order says the parties estimate the class includes 757,663 people, based on discovery and expert analysis that Trader Joe’s did not dispute.

Eligible shoppers can submit claims through the settlement website, by mail if they have a Class ID number, or by calling the settlement administrator.

The current deadline to submit a valid claim, opt out, or object is June 9, 2026, and the court has set a fairness hearing for August 10, 2026.

The notice estimates an individual payment of about $102.45, though the final amount will depend on how many valid claims are approved.

The settlement fund will cover claim payments, attorneys’ fees, expenses, notice, and administration costs, and the notice says any unclaimed money will not return to Trader Joe’s.

Class counsel is seeking up to $2,466,666.67 in fees, plus expenses, and a $10,000 incentive award for named plaintiff Brian Keim.

If the court grants final approval and appeals do not delay the deal, valid claimants will receive a pro rata share of what remains after those deductions.