Found before we opened

These were caught in our own checks before the site was public. We list them because they show the kinds of mistakes this site can make.

• Payment dates. Our payment pages printed the day we looked at the administrator's site as the day "payments began". Fixed: a payment date now appears only when the administrator or the court states it, and the day we looked is labeled "source last read".
• Cutoff times. Four pages (Playstudios, Bestway pools, Dr. Squatch, Whirlpool) said no time of day was stated for the online deadline. The notices gave none, but the online claim forms did. Fixed: the cutoff time is shown as printed on the form, and checking the form itself is now a required step.
• A settlement listed as paying while claims were still open. Whirlpool appeared on the payments list before its claim deadline. Fixed: a settlement gets a payment page only after claims close.
• Advice from the wrong settlement. One page told readers to ask for a hand postmark. That advice was on two other settlements' sites, not that one. Removed.
• A deadline that was not a deadline. One page showed a "claims closed" date for a settlement that has no claim form and pays automatically. Fixed.
• Who a settlement covers. We described the Stockpile class as nationwide. The notice defines it by who was affected by the 2020 breach and sets no state limit. Fixed: the page now says no state limit is stated.
• A mail option left out. Our TED Foundation deadline text left out that a paper claim form can be mailed. Fixed, with the settlement agreement's postmarked-or-received rule noted.