T-Mobile Lawsuit and Settlement Guide: What Is Still Open for Customers
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As of September 30, 2026, only three T-Mobile cases touch ordinary people. The $350 million T-Mobile settlement over the 2021 data breach has paid its first round, and the administrator's site says a residual distribution “is expected to take place later this year” — automatic, for approved claims only, with no date or amount yet. The “Price Lock” T-Mobile class action was sent to individual arbitration on September 29, 2026. And a Washington settlement for T-Mobile job applicants lists a claim deadline of September 8, 2026. The rest are regulator, investor, employee and competitor cases with nothing for customers to file.
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What Each T-Mobile Lawsuit Is About
The 2021 data breach. T-Mobile announced a cyberattack on August 16, 2021. Its SEC filings say the intruder got into its systems on or about March 18, 2021 and took data of current, former and prospective customers beginning on or about August 3, 2021. About 76 million U.S. residents are in the settlement class.
“Price Lock” rate increases. Customers allege they chose certain plans because T-Mobile represented the rates as “guaranteed to last for life or as long as the customer wanted to remain with that plan,” and that T-Mobile raised those rates beginning in May 2024. They plead fraud, negligent misrepresentation, false advertising and six states' consumer-protection laws. These are allegations; no court has ruled on them.
Washington job postings. A state-court suit alleges T-Mobile's job postings in Washington left out the wage scale or salary range and/or the benefits description. T-Mobile denies it and agreed to a settlement.
The January 2023 breach. T-Mobile identified on January 5, 2023 that someone was pulling data through a single API — name, billing address, email, phone number, date of birth and account details for about 37 million accounts, starting around November 25, 2022.
Location data. The FCC found that T-Mobile and Sprint sold access to customers' location information to “aggregators” who resold it without valid customer consent.
Case Details
Every T-Mobile lawsuit below is a separate matter. The first three are private cases brought for customers or job applicants; the rest are brought by regulators, investors, employees, a competitor or other carriers' customers.
2021 breach (consumer class action, settled). In re: T-Mobile Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 4:21-md-03019-BCW, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, consolidated in December 2021. Settlement signed July 22, 2022; final approval June 29, 2023. Official site: t-mobilesettlement.com, run by Kroll Settlement Administration, phone 1-833-512-2314.
Price Lock (consumer class action, in arbitration). Oddo v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., No. 2:25-cv-01651-RAJ, Western District of Washington (Seattle), Judge Richard A. Jones. Filed in July 2024 in federal court in New Jersey and transferred to Seattle on August 28, 2025.
Job applicants (state class action, settling). Lowe v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., et al., No. 25-2-14873-4, King County Superior Court, Washington. Official site: epoasettlementtmui.com.
Regulators. The FCC fined T-Mobile more than $80 million and Sprint more than $12 million on April 29, 2024 over location data; T-Mobile paid under protest, lost in the D.C. Circuit on August 15, 2025, was denied rehearing on January 23, 2026, and said in its report for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 that it intends to petition the Supreme Court. A separate FCC settlement over breaches from 2021 to 2023 was announced September 30, 2024. Washington's attorney general sued over the 2021 breach in King County Superior Court on January 6, 2025.
Investors, employees, rivals. Shareholder suits in the Delaware Court of Chancery (Dinkevich, No. 2021-0479; Palkon, No. 2025-0211-PAF); an antitrust class action over the Sprint merger, Dale v. Deutsche Telekom AG, No. 1:22-cv-03189 (N.D. Ill.), brought for AT&T and Verizon customers; a retirement-plan suit, Miner v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., No. 2:26-cv-02724 (W.D. Wash.), filed July 31, 2026; and a Verizon false-advertising suit reported February 6, 2026. None of these is brought for T-Mobile customers.
Status on September 30, 2026: One Payout Pending, No New Customer Claims
Price Lock. On September 29, 2026 the court granted T-Mobile's motion to compel arbitration and stayed the case. The parties must report on the arbitration within 90 days; if arbitration is not started within 12 months, the court will dismiss the claims. No class has been certified, and there is no settlement, fund or claim form.
Job-applicant settlement. Not final. The final approval hearing is set for October 23, 2026.
January 2023 breach. T-Mobile's quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2026 says it “became subject to consumer class actions and regulatory inquiries” and describes no settlement of them.
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Which Case, If Any, Covers You
You got a 2021 breach notice from T-Mobile. You are likely one of the approximately 76 million class members. If you filed a claim by January 23, 2023 and it was approved, any residual payment is added automatically — there is no form. If you never filed, there is no cash for you now, but you can still enroll in the free Identity Defense Services (they run through January 20, 2028 and include $1 million in identity-theft insurance) and use Restoration Services if you suffer identity theft or fraud. Call 1-833-512-2314.
Your Price Lock or “lifetime” rate went up. There is no class to join. The T-Mobile terms quoted in the court's order send disputes to “individual binding arbitration or small claims dispute procedures (unless you opt out).”
You applied for a T-Mobile job in Washington between January 1, 2023 and May 21, 2026 and the posting lacked a pay range or benefits description. Class members were identified from T-Mobile's records and received a notice with a Claim ID and PIN. The site's text gives a claim deadline of September 8, 2026, while the settlement site's date panel shows November 27, 2026 — if you hold a notice, confirm with the administrator through epoasettlementtmui.com rather than assuming either date.
You live in Washington. The attorney general's 2021-breach suit seeks “civil penalties and restitution for the Washingtonians harmed.” It covers more than 2 million Washingtonians, 183,406 of whom had Social Security numbers exposed. There is nothing to sign up for.
What Is Actually Paying — and How Much
Job applicants. Up to $2,137,500 in total; the settlement site estimates a minimum payment of $1,487.82 per valid claim, reported as non-wage damages on a 1099. Nothing pays before final approval.
Price Lock. No settlement, no fund, no claim form. Any recovery would come through an individual arbitration.
Regulators. The FCC's $31.5 million breach settlement was split into $15.75 million paid to the U.S. Treasury and $15.75 million of T-Mobile investment in its own technology. The location-data fines are penalties, not a customer fund.
T-Mobile Lawsuits: Key Dates
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August 16, 2021 — Data Breach Announced
T-Mobile discloses the cyberattack. Customer data was taken beginning on or about August 3, 2021; about 76 million U.S. residents end up in the class.
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June 29, 2023 — $350 Million Settlement Approved
Final approval, after preliminary approval on July 26, 2022. The claims period had already closed on January 23, 2023.
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April 29, 2024 — FCC Location-Data Fines
The FCC fines T-Mobile more than $80 million and Sprint more than $12 million. On September 30, 2024, a separate $31.5 million FCC settlement covers breaches from 2021 to 2023.
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July 2024 — Price Lock Class Action Filed
Customers sue in New Jersey over rate increases beginning in May 2024. The case is transferred to Seattle on August 28, 2025.
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May 21 – July 31, 2026 — Job-Applicant Settlement, Retirement-Plan Suit
A Washington court preliminarily approves the job-posting settlement on May 21, 2026, with a claim deadline listed as September 8, 2026. On July 31, 2026, a retirement-plan suit is filed in federal court in Washington — for plan participants, not customers.
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September 29, 2026 — Price Lock Case Sent to Arbitration
Judge Richard A. Jones compels arbitration and stays the case. The breach settlement's residual payment is still pending, with no date announced.
Three T-Mobile Settlement Scams to Watch For
A pending second payment, a four-figure job-applicant estimate and data exposed for 76 million people give impostors an easy script:
“Register for your T-Mobile residual payment”
The residual round has no form: money is added automatically to claims that were already approved, and the claims period closed January 23, 2023. A site asking you to sign up now, or to pay a fee to “release” a payment, is not the administrator. The only authorized site is t-mobilesettlement.com, phone 1-833-512-2314.
Lookalike payment-update emails
Real emails did go out: starting November 19, 2025, from noreply@digitaldisbursements.com, to claimants whose e-payment had failed. Scammers copy that pattern to collect bank details. Don't click links in an unexpected message — type the settlement address yourself or call 1-833-512-2314.
“Join the Price Lock class action” offers
Since September 29, 2026 the case is stayed for arbitration and no class has been certified, so there is no T-Mobile class action to “join” for a fee. If you hire a lawyer for an individual arbitration, read the retainer as the real contract it is.
T-Mobile Lawsuit — Questions People Actually Ask
Is there a new T-Mobile settlement I can file a claim for?
Not as a customer. As of September 30, 2026, no T-Mobile settlement is taking consumer claims. The 2021 breach settlement closed its claims period on January 23, 2023, and its residual payment goes automatically to approved claims. The Lowe settlement is only for Washington job applicants. For settlements that are open, see our list of open class action settlements.
When will the second T-Mobile data breach payment arrive?
No date has been announced. As of September 30, 2026, the official site says a residual distribution “is expected to take place later this year.” It will be split pro rata among approved claims for out-of-pocket losses, lost time and alternative cash payments, so nobody can tell you the amount yet.
What happened to the T-Mobile Price Lock lawsuit?
On September 29, 2026, Judge Richard A. Jones in Seattle granted T-Mobile's motion to compel arbitration and stayed Oddo v. T-Mobile USA, Inc. The parties must report within 90 days; if arbitration is not started within 12 months, the court will dismiss the claims. The order decides where the claims are heard, not whether they are right.
My Price Lock plan went up. Can I still do anything?
Not through a class action at the moment. T-Mobile's terms, as quoted in the court's order, route disputes to individual arbitration or small claims court unless you opted out. Which version of the terms applies to you, and whether you opted out, is a question for your own records or a consumer lawyer.
I never filed in the 2021 breach settlement. Do I get anything?
No cash — the claims period closed January 23, 2023. But class members who never filed can still enroll in the free Identity Defense Services, which run through January 20, 2028 and include $1 million in identity-theft insurance, and can use Restoration Services after identity theft or fraud. Call 1-833-512-2314.
Was the January 2023 breach part of the $350 million settlement?
No. The settlement covers the breach announced August 16, 2021. The January 2023 incident — about 37 million accounts, pulled through one API — led to consumer class actions that T-Mobile's report for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 lists without any settlement. The FCC's $31.5 million settlement covered breaches from 2021 to 2023, but its money went to the U.S. Treasury and to T-Mobile's own technology investment.
Is there a T-Mobile class action over the Sprint merger?
Yes, but not for T-Mobile customers. Dale v. Deutsche Telekom AG, filed June 17, 2022 in the Northern District of Illinois, seeks damages for a proposed class of AT&T and Verizon customers who allegedly paid inflated prices after the merger, which closed April 1, 2020. T-Mobile says it is “vigorously defending” the case, and its quarterly report for the period ended June 30, 2026 describes no settlement.
Is t-mobilesettlement.com legit?
Yes. It is the court-authorized site for the 2021 breach settlement, controlled by Kroll Settlement Administration, and it describes itself as “the only authorized website for this case.” Phone: 1-833-512-2314. The Washington job-applicant settlement has its own site, epoasettlementtmui.com.
Separate from this case: were you injured in the last 2 years?
Class-action payouts are fixed amounts through an administrator. A personal injury claim is a different case — and often worth far more. Free estimate, no obligation.
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