1. Class action notices must, as a legal requirement, provide instructions as to how to opt out of the class. That is the very nature of a class action. The language of a notice always includes "may have" wording. All you need to do is opt out and you are then out of the class. Or you can decide to leave yourself in and never make a claim. It is all in your hands.

2. Judges in class actions generally require broad-based notice and it would be typical for the notice to be sent to people who are members of a loyalty program, have used the service a great deal in the past, and so on. There is nothing nefarious about receiving a notice if -- in a case such as this -- you have ever flown with AA.

3. If you have evidence that the Settlement Administrator is engaging in some form of misconduct, then report them to the defendant(s) (the SA is retained by the defendants) and, if need be to the court. Contact information for both the defendants attorneys and the court is also listed on the notice you received and typically on a website maintained by the SA.

The SA does not work for you and has no obligation to provide you with any information whatsoever beyond that which either the defendants or the court require it to.

There has to be more to this story. There are precious few cyber stalking prosecutions in the US and anyone arrested must be presented as soon as possible (but never more than 72 hours) before a magistrate. If you were held for that long, was it really without a hearing?