What limited availability and limited time mean on a lawsuit intake
Last checked August 30, 2026
A limited availability or limited time badge means a law firm is accepting sign-ups for a case that has not settled. The firm decides how many claimants it takes and when it stops. The badge appears on 18 of the 54 listings here, and every one points to an intake form run by a firm or a partner, never to a settlement administrator.
A settled case gets a claim deadline printed by a court-approved administrator, like September 14, 2026 for the Comcast Xfinity breach. An intake case has no such date. The firm sets its own cutoff and can close the form the day it has enough clients.
Who sets the limit
The law firm running intake sets it. Labaton Keller Sucharow runs the Adobe, NBA app, Snapchat and StubHub intakes through its Lantern portal. ClaimsHero runs the AI book piracy, Mercor and social media addiction forms. Milberg, Arisohn and Saunder & Schelkopf run the investigation pages on stopconsumerharm.com. Each firm reviews submissions one at a time.
Capacity is the usual reason a form closes. Individual arbitration claims, the model Labaton uses for Adobe and StubHub, are filed one person at a time, and a firm can only carry so many. Investigation pages close when the firm either files a case or decides the facts do not support one.
What the badge does not mean
No money is waiting. An intake case has no fund and no administrator. A figure on the page, such as the statutory damages of up to $500 that Labaton cites for Adobe, describes what the law allows, and the firm has to win or settle each claim before anyone is paid.
A submitted form is also not an acceptance. The firm checks whether your facts fit the case and whether your state's law applies. Nothing on an intake page creates an attorney-client relationship on its own, and every firm listed here says so in its own disclosure.
How to read the badges on this site
- Limited availability or limited time: a firm is taking sign-ups for an open case. The link goes to that firm or a partner intake. No fund, no administrator, no court-set deadline.
- Open for claims with a date: a court has preliminarily approved a settlement and an administrator is accepting claims until that date. The link goes to the administrator's site.
- A hearing date on the page: the settlement still needs final approval. Claims can usually be filed before the hearing, and payment waits until after it.
What to do with an intake listing
Read the firm's own page before you submit anything. It names the defendant, the conduct alleged, and who the firm thinks qualifies. If your facts match, submit through the firm's link on the listing, then expect a call or email and a representation agreement to sign before anything is filed for you.
Filing is free at every intake listed here. A contingency firm is paid from a recovery, if there is one, under the agreement you sign.