Overview
- Angeion Group, the settlement administrator, began sending the court-authorized second distribution Tuesday, with payments going out in staggered batches over roughly four weeks and email notices sent three to four days before each payment.
- Court filings show more than 15 million eligible recipients and roughly $95 million available for redistribution after administrative fees, producing estimated per-person payments of about $4.67 to $7.32 based on allocation points tied to months of account ownership.
- Only class members who filed claims and successfully cashed their initial settlement checks from the $725 million agreement are eligible for the second payout; people who never claimed or never cashed a first check will not receive funds.
- The lawsuit, rooted in 2018 revelations about Cambridge Analytica, accused Facebook of allowing third-party access to user data without proper consent; Meta denies wrongdoing but approved the settlement to avoid trial after a judge signed off in 2023 and appeals cleared the deal in May 2025.
- Angeion warns recipients to watch for scams and says it will not ask for Social Security numbers, photo IDs, or request information by text while providing claim-status help by email and the settlement website.