A stamp is shown on an envelope Friday, May 28, 2021, in Washington. When you receive an email or mail notice inviting you to join a class-action lawsuit, or notifying you that you’ve been automatically included, it might give you pause. Is it worth the small reward — usually under $20 — to give up your rights to sue individually? (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
It might have happened to you a few times in past years: You received an email or mail notice inviting you to join a class-action lawsuit, or notifying you that you’ve been automatically included.
