Starbucks
Starbucks COBRA Notice Settlement
Covered Starbucks plan participants and beneficiaries may receive an estimated $30–$74 cash payment, depending on the claim rate. Mailed claims must be postmarked by December 2, 2026.
Key facts
The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks provided deficient COBRA notices that did not properly explain continuation-coverage rights. Starbucks denies wrongdoing.
Who may qualify?
The class covers eligible U.S. participants and beneficiaries of Starbucks health or vision plans who were sent a covered COBRA notice from July 21, 2016 through January 1, 2023, did not elect continuation coverage, and were not subject to the arbitration agreement.
What could you receive?
The court notice estimates about $30 per approved claim if 25% of the class files valid claims, or about $74 at a 10% claim rate. Actual payments may fall outside that range. The $325,000 fund includes estimated administration costs of $75,000. Requested legal fees and costs of $450,000 are paid separately rather than deducted from that fund.
What information is needed?
The mailed notice includes a claim form that must be signed and returned by U.S. mail. The website does not offer online claim filing; its address-update page is not a claim form. Membership is determined from Starbucks records rather than a purchase receipt.
What dates matter?
Claim forms must be postmarked by December 2, 2026. The exclusion deadline is December 2, 2026. A final approval hearing is scheduled for January 6, 2027. Payments depend on final approval and any appeals being resolved.
Who may qualify
Covered U.S. Starbucks health or vision plan participants not subject to the arbitration agreement, and beneficiaries, who were sent a COBRA election notice from July 21, 2016 through January 1, 2023 and did not elect continuation coverage may qualify.
What proof do you need?
Do you need proof of purchase?
For this settlement, you will not need proof of purchase. The mailed notice includes a claim form that must be signed and returned by U.S. mail. The website does not offer online claim filing; its address-update page is not a claim form. Membership is determined from Starbucks records rather than a purchase receipt.
Where do these requirements come from?
From the official settlement notice - the document that sets out who qualifies and what they have to provide. Claim summarizes it; Claim does not set it. Where the notice and this page disagree, the notice is the one that counts.
How can I check a settlement email or text?
Who is the administrator?
American Legal Claim Services, LLC is the settlement administrator: the company a court appoints to run the claims process, send notices and make payments. It is not the company being sued, and it is not Claim.
Is the sender's name enough to trust the message?
No. A sender name, a display name, a reply-to address and even a case number can all be copied. Check the case name and number in the message against the ones on this page, and reach the court-authorized settlement website yourself rather than through a link or button in the message.
What warning signs should I look for?
Any request for a fee, a payment or a wire to release settlement money. Any request for full banking login details. Pressure to act straight away. A web address that does not match the one in the official notice. Genuine notices identify the case by name and number and explain how payment is made.
Claim helps you check whether you may qualify, understand the official requirements, and keep track of settlement deadlines.
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