Why $30B in settlement money goes unclaimed – and how I started fixing it (claim.watch) 1 points by ma1or 7mo ago ↗ HN
[–] ma1or 7mo ago ↗ I recently learned that billions in class action settlement money goes unclaimed every year because the filing process is intentionally complicated.Out of curiosity, I started exploring how much could be automated.I ended up building a small system that:checks what products/services you usematches it against open class action settlementsgenerates the required formsauto-fills datadigitally signsand submits the claimIt’s surprising how much of the workflow is repetitive boilerplate.The whole project is here if you want to see how it works (demo + explanation): https://claim.watch
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 16.6 ms ] threadOut of curiosity, I started exploring how much could be automated.
I ended up building a small system that:
checks what products/services you use
matches it against open class action settlements
generates the required forms
auto-fills data
digitally signs
and submits the claim
It’s surprising how much of the workflow is repetitive boilerplate.
The whole project is here if you want to see how it works (demo + explanation): https://claim.watch